®Planning appeal decision
62, Cornwall Avenue, Southall, UB1 2TG
Planning appeal 6011704 at 62, Cornwall Avenue, Southall, UB1 2TG (London Borough of Ealing) was dismissed on 22 October 2026, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed development would be tantamount to the creation of self-contained dwellings.
described in the application form as: change of use to Sui Generis HMO
- Authority
- London Borough of Ealing
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- residential
- Postcode
- UB1 2TG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development would be tantamount to the creation of self-contained dwellings
- whether acceptable living conditions would be provided for future occupants, with regard to the size of communal living space
- the effect of the proposal on the character of the area, with regard to activity
- the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of neighbouring residential occupiers with regard to noise, activity and disturbance
What decided it
The inadequate communal living space for the shared accommodation, combined with the creation of self-contained dwellings within the same building, would fail to provide acceptable living conditions for future occupants and would conflict with the development plan in a manner that the modest benefits of additional housing could not overcome.
applying Policy S4(1), the small benefits of providing HMO accommodation and making effective use of land would be substantially outweighed by the substantial harms of inadequate living conditions for future occupants, harm to the character of the area, and harm to the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers, resulting in dismissal of the appeal
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy D6 of The London Plan (2021)Policy 7B of the Ealing Development Management Development Plan Document (2013)Policies GG2, GG4, D3 and H9 of The London PlanPolicy DP3(1)Policy DP3(2)(a)Policy DP3(3)Policy P3(2)
- Judgments
- R (Holborn Studios Ltd) v The Council of the London Borough of Hackney [2018] PTSR 997; Bernard Wheatcroft Limited v Secretary of State for the Environment and Harborough District Council (1982) 43 P&CR 233
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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