®Planning appeal decision
93 Romford Road, Chigwell, IG7 4QX
the change of use from a single dwelling house into a small HMO for up to 6 people, along with provision of refuse/recycling and bicycle storage facilities to front forecourt
- Authority
- Redbridge
- Appeal type
- Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- residential
- Postcode
- IG7 4QX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed 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 privacy and external space
What decided it
The loss of a family-sized dwelling combined with unacceptable privacy conditions for future occupants, which together significantly and demonstrably outweigh the limited benefits of the scheme even under the tilted balance triggered by the Council's housing delivery failure.
The benefits of providing a HMO with more intensive use of land and some economic contribution were limited and significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the substantial harm of losing family-sized housing and failing to provide acceptable living conditions for future occupants, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.
Framework references: 63, 135, 11
Plan policies cited: Policy LP5, Policy LP6, Policy LP26
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.