®Planning appeal decision
Dismissed5 May 20266002215
23 Prout Grove, Brent, London, NW10 1PU
change of use from C3 residential to C4 HMO
- Authority
- London Borough of Brent
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Unwin N
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of future occupiers, with specific regard to private living space, outlook, noise, and privacy, and neighbouring occupiers with regard to noise and privacy
- Whether the use of the appeal property as an HMO would be acceptable in terms of its effect on the housing mix within the borough
- The effect of the proposal on green infrastructure
What decided it
The unacceptable effect on the living conditions of future occupiers, particularly the inadequate private living space and poor outlook of bedroom 5, combined with the failure to demonstrate a specific Brent need for an HMO given the borough's significant unmet need for family housing.
Plan policies cited: Policy BH7, Policy DMP1, Policy BH4, Policy G5, Policy BH11
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