®Planning appeal decision
62 Third Avenue, Manor Park, LONDON, E12 6DU
‘conversion of existing HMO into 1 x 3-bedroom flat and 5 person HMO’
- Authority
- London Borough of Newham
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Marriott H
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the supply of family-sized homes in the Borough
- the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers with particular regard to noise and disturbance
- whether suitable living conditions would be provided for occupiers of the proposed development with particular regard to space standards, the provision of outdoor amenity space including bin and cycle provision, outlook, and noise and disturbance
What decided it
The loss of a 4+ bed family dwelling, which the development plan specifically seeks to protect, combined with the failure to provide acceptable living conditions for all occupiers, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits of housing delivery even in the context of a shortfall in 5-year housing land supply.
The benefits of housing delivery and broadening housing choice were limited and attracted limited weight, while the loss of a 4+ bed dwelling specifically protected by the development plan and the significant harm to living conditions for both future occupiers and neighbours substantially outweighed these benefits, such that the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits when assessed against the Framework as a whole.
Framework references: 63, 11
Plan policies cited: Policy S6 of the Newham Local Plan 2018, Policy H4 of the Newham Local Plan 2018, Policy H3 of the Newham Local Plan 2018, Policy H1 of the Newham Local Plan 2018, Policy SP1 of the Newham Local Plan 2018, Policy SP2 of the Newham Local Plan 2018, Policy SP3 of the Newham Local Plan 2018, Policy SP8 of the Newham Local Plan 2018, Policy GG1 of The London Plan 2021, Policy GG3 of The London Plan 2021, Policy GG4 of The London Plan 2021, Policy D14 of The London Plan 2021, Policy D3 of The London Plan 2021, Policy D6 of The London Plan 2021, Policy D1 of The London Plan 2021
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.