®Planning appeal decision
88 Eastern Road, Romford, RM1 3QA
a single storey rear extension to facilitate change of use from dwelling (Use Class C3) to a house of multiple occupancy (Sui Generis), including installation of security gate, new fences, bin/cycle stores and internal alterations, following the demolition of the existing rear extension
- Authority
- Havering
- Appeal type
- major · Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- residential
- Postcode
- RM1 3QA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect on the living conditions of the adjacent residents with regard to noise from the proposed parking area
What decided it
The existence of a lawful certificate for a 6-person HMO use, combined with the reduction in parking spaces from ten to five and their repositioning further from the most affected neighbour, meant that although noise and disturbance would increase, it would not reach an unacceptable level, and the housing benefits outweighed the identified harms.
The harm from noise and disturbance to neighbouring residents and some conflict with development plan policies on amenity was outweighed by the benefits of providing good quality, lower cost housing for ten separate households in an accessible location where the council cannot demonstrate a five-year housing land supply.
Plan policies cited: Policy 7, Policy 8(iii), Policy 8(iv), Policy 24, Policy 34, London Plan 2021 Policy D14, London Plan 2021 Policy T1, London Plan 2021 Policy T6B, London Plan 2021 Policy T6.1
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.