®Planning appeal decision
550 Roman Road, London, E3 5ES
Planning appeal 3367330 at 550 Roman Road, London, E3 5ES (London Borough of Tower Hamlets) was dismissed on 2 September 2025 by Inspector Wyborn D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether or not the resulting business space would be acceptable having regard to the location within the Roman Road East District Centre.
proposed x 3 HMO Units (C4) to rear storage space and retention of the single storey rear extensions. HMO bedroom 1 will have a kitchenette. HMO bedrooms 2 and 3 will share a kitchen and other facilities such as laundry etc. and provisions for cycle parking and bin storage for each unit
- Authority
- London Borough of Tower Hamlets
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Wyborn D
- Postcode
- E3 5ES
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether or not the resulting business space would be acceptable having regard to the location within the Roman Road East District Centre
- whether or not the residential accommodation would provide suitable living conditions for occupants
- whether or not the development would provide housing to meet an identified need and/or would contribute to the long term provision of a form of low-cost accommodation
What decided it
The proposed HMO units would provide substandard accommodation with poor daylight, outlook and amenity standards, failing to meet the high quality living space requirements of Policy D.H7 and conflicting with the development plan when considered as a whole.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy S.TC1Policy D.TC2Policy D.DH8Policy D.H3Policy D.H7
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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