®Planning appeal decision
16 Wakefield Gardens, Cranbrook, Ilford, IG1 3SJ
the change of use from a single dwelling house into a small HMO for up to six people. Associated cycle and car parking (Retrospective)
- 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
- the effect of the development on the supply of family-sized housing in the Borough
- whether the development would provide acceptable living conditions for all future occupants with regard to internal space
What decided it
The loss of a family-sized dwelling for which there is significant identified need, combined with the failure to meet minimum bedroom space standards, meant the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweighed the limited benefits under the Framework's tilted balance.
The benefits of providing a HMO with six occupants and contributing to housing supply were limited because the site was already in residential use and would not add numerically to the housing stock; these limited benefits were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the substantial harm of losing a family-sized dwelling and failing to provide acceptable living conditions, contrary to Framework expectations for housing needs and amenity standards.
Framework references: 11, 135
Plan policies cited: Policy LP5, Policy LP26, Policy LP29, 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.