208 Gipsy Road, LONDON, SE27 9RB

a single-storey wrap-around extension, L-shaped dormer extension and the change of use from a 6-bed HMO (Class C4) to an 8-bed, 8-person HMO (Sui-Generis) with the provision of refuse and cycle storage

Authority: London Borough of Lambeth
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Change of use
Inspector: Harrison F

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposal on the mix of housing in the borough, with particular regard to family housing and HMOs
The character and appearance of the area, including the appeal property
The provision of highway infrastructure

What decided it

The proposal would result in permanent loss of housing suitable for occupation by families and failed to demonstrate it would meet an identified local need, contrary to Policy H9 of the Lambeth Local Plan.

Plan policies cited: Policy H9, Policy H6, Policy Q5, Policy Q11, Policy D4

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