®Planning appeal decision
21 Green Lane, Hillingdon, Uxbridge, UB8 3ED
the change of use of a dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) for 5 occupants (Use Class C4)
- Authority
- London Borough of Hillingdon
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- residential
- Postcode
- UB8 3ED
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the change of use on living conditions for occupiers of neighbouring properties, with particular regard to noise and disturbance
What decided it
The particularly close spatial relationship between the appeal property's driveway and the ground floor windows of adjacent dwellings, combined with the quiet suburban setting and the inherently more intensive pattern of activity associated with HMO occupation, would cause material harm to neighbouring living conditions that could not be adequately mitigated and significantly outweighed the modest housing benefits.
the adverse impact on neighbouring living conditions significantly and demonstrably outweighed the very modest benefits of housing provision and efficient use of land, even in the context of a significant housing land supply shortfall, and the development did not benefit from the presumption in favour of sustainable development
Framework references: 11, 135
Plan policies cited: Policy DMH5, Policy DMHB11, Policy D2, Policy D13
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