6 Cromer Road, Leyton, London, E10 6JA

a change of use from a single-family dwelling house (Use Class C3) to a House of Multiple Occupation (HMO) comprising 5 people (Use Class C4) with installation of cycle storage to front garden

Authority: Waltham Forest London Borough Council
Appeal type: Planning
Procedure: Written
Development: residential
Postcode: E10 6JA

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

effect of the development on the provision of needed housing types
effect of the development on the use of sustainable transport and adequacy of parking provision
whether the development would provide an adequate standard of living conditions, with particular regard to space

What decided it

The development fails to meet three significant policy conflicts: loss of family housing contrary to Policy 15, inadequate parking and sustainable transport provision contrary to Policy 94, and substandard living conditions contrary to Policy 20.

Plan policies cited: Policy 15, Policy 94, Policy 20

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