®Planning appeal decision
20 Spencer Road, LONDON, E6 1HH
a change of use from residential (C3) to a 5-bedroom HMO (C4) for up to 6 residents
- Authority
- London Borough of Newham
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Simms S
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the development on the provision of family-sized housing
- whether the development provides acceptable living conditions for its occupiers, with particular regard to the provision of communal space and layout of the accommodation
- whether the development has an acceptable effect on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers, with particular regard to noise and disturbance
What decided it
The development conflicts with the development plan on three independent grounds—loss of family housing, inadequate living conditions for occupiers, and unacceptable noise and disturbance to neighbours—and no material considerations outweigh this conflict.
Plan policies cited: London Plan Policy H8, London Plan Policy GG4, London Plan Policy H10, London Plan Policy D6, London Plan Policy D3, London Plan Policy D4, London Plan Policy D5, London Plan Policy GG1, London Plan Policy GG3, London Plan Policy D8, London Plan Policy D14, Newham Local Plan Policy S1, Newham Local Plan Policy S6, Newham Local Plan Policy SP1, Newham Local Plan Policy SP2, Newham Local Plan Policy SP3, Newham Local Plan Policy SP8, Newham Local Plan Policy H1, Newham Local Plan Policy H3, Newham Local Plan Policy H4
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.