®Planning appeal decision
62 Third Avenue, Manor Park, London, E12 6DU
Planning appeal 3369301 at 62 Third Avenue, Manor Park, London, E12 6DU (London Borough of Newham) was dismissed on 20 October 2025 by Inspector Marriott H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on the supply of family-sized homes in the Borough.
‘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
- Postcode
- E12 6DU
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.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy S6 of the Newham Local Plan 2018Policy H4 of the Newham Local Plan 2018Policy H3 of the Newham Local Plan 2018Policy H1 of the Newham Local Plan 2018Policy SP1 of the Newham Local Plan 2018Policy SP2 of the Newham Local Plan 2018Policy SP3 of the Newham Local Plan 2018Policy SP8 of the Newham Local Plan 2018Policy GG1 of The London Plan 2021Policy GG3 of The London Plan 2021Policy GG4 of The London Plan 2021Policy D14 of The London Plan 2021Policy D3 of The London Plan 2021Policy D6 of The London Plan 2021Policy D1 of The London Plan 2021
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 63Paragraph 11
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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