®Planning appeal decision
572 Caledonian Road, London, N7 9SD
Planning appeal 3370593 at 572 Caledonian Road, London, N7 9SD (London Borough of Islington) was dismissed on 1 December 2025 by Inspector Williams K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the condition is necessary, relevant to planning and to the development, enforceable, precise and reasonable in relation to the supply and mix of housing and local needs.
Subdivision of property to create 1x 3-bed 4-person unit and 1x 2-bed 4-person unit, along with external works including fenestration works, new refuse enclosure to front garden and hard and soft landscaping works to front and rear garden, without complying with condition restricting change of use from C3 to C4
- Authority
- London Borough of Islington
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Williams K
- Postcode
- N7 9SD
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the condition is necessary, relevant to planning and to the development, enforceable, precise and reasonable in relation to the supply and mix of housing and local needs
- Whether the condition is necessary, relevant to planning and to the development, enforceable, precise and reasonable in relation to living conditions of the occupiers of neighbouring properties
What decided it
The condition is justified as necessary to protect the supply of self-contained family housing required by Local Plan Policy H2 and to prevent unacceptable harm to neighbours' living conditions from intensified HMO use.
The limited benefits of allowing HMO accommodation in an accessible location were outweighed by the harm arising from potential loss of needed self-contained family homes, potential harm to neighbours' living conditions, and conflict with relevant Local Plan policies
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy H1Policy H2Policy H8 of the London PlanPolicy H10Policy PLAN1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 55Paragraph 61Paragraph 63
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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