®Planning appeal decision
70B Ilford Lane, Ilford, ESSEX, IG1 2LA
a change of use from a flat into a small HMO for up to 4-5 people
- Authority
- London Borough of Redbridge
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Whitfield H
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupants with particular regard to internal communal space
What decided it
The HMO would fail to provide acceptable living conditions for future occupants due to insufficient internal communal space, contrary to paragraph 135 of the Framework and the development plan, and this harm substantially outweighed the limited housing benefits even under the tilted balance.
The limited benefits of housing delivery and effective use of land were substantially outweighed by the substantial harm to living conditions of future occupants, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply
Framework references: 135, 11
Plan policies cited: Policy LP29 of the Redbridge Local Plan 2015-2030, Policy D6 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.