®Planning appeal decision
154 Eastern Avenue, Ilford, IG4 5AD
change of use from C3-dwellinghouse to HMO (Sui Generis) for 10 persons incorporating a double storey side extension and part double storey rear extension
- Authority
- Redbridge
- Appeal type
- Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- residential
- Postcode
- IG4 5AD
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the Epping Forest Special Area of Conservation (SAC)
- the effect on highway safety with particular regard to car parking
What decided it
The absence of a properly secured mechanism to mitigate the likely significant effect on the Epping Forest SAC, combined with the very significant nature of that harm, outweighed the modest housing and economic benefits of the scheme.
The very significant adverse effects on the Epping Forest SAC significantly and demonstrably outweigh the modest benefits of HMO provision in a sustainable location, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development does not apply.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy LP39, Policy LP6, Policy LP23, Policy T2 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.