| No. | Condition Text |
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| 1. | The original property had a gross internal floor area of less than 120sqm and therefore fails to meet the requirements of Havering Local Plan 2016-2031 Policy 8(i) and would therefore not be regarded as an appropriate for conversion as it would have a negative impact on the supply of family housing in the borough. |
| 2. | The high level of adult occupants and self-contained nature of some of the rooms within the development would translate to a use that would be distinguishable from the lawful use of the property as a single dwelling house. The property would, at capacity, be occupied by five/six adults who would have their own own social groups, families and associated comings and goings. The proposals would be disproportionate in scale for a modestly sized single terraced dwelling and would undermine community cohesion and resilience as well as being at odds with surrounding character. In the absence of compelling evidence otherwise the proposals are in conflict with Havering Local Plan 2016-2031 Policies 8 and 34 as well as the objectives of the London Plan and NPPF. |
| 3. | The development by reason of its housing typology, the siting of the property and the nature of the use as a HMO with high prospective occupancy would result in significantly higher levels of comings / goings and intensive activity over and above that of a single dwelling house resulting in a detrimental impact to the amenity of adjoining residents from noise and disturbance associated. The development would therefore be contrary to Policies 8 and 34 of the Havering Local Plan 2016-2031 as well as the objectives of the Framework in particular Para 135. |
| 4. | The proposals fail to make adequate provision for the amenity of all occupants through constrained room size, shape and accordingly failing to meet with internal spacing requirements/qualitative elements, insufficient communal space and lack of direct access to the rear garden area for residents. The development would fail to comply with the East London HMO Guidance and are thereby in conflict with the requirements of Havering Local Plan 2016-2031 Policy 8(vi) and 8(vii) as well as the objectives of the Framework in particular Para 135. |
| 5. | The proposals fail to demonstrate adequate levels of off-street parking. The nature of the HMO use by unrelated occupants combined with the level of occupancy is considered likely to lead to increased vehicle ownership and overspill which would contribute unacceptably to existing levels of parking stress and limited on-street spaces within the locality to the detriment of the amenity of surrounding occupiers. The absence of any compelling evidence otherwise, such as a parking stress survey, means that it has not been demonstrated that there would not be conflict with Policy 8(iv), London Plan T6 and Para 116 of the Framework. |
| 6. | Statement Required by Article 35 (2) of the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2015: Consideration was given to seeking amendments, but given conflict with adopted planning policy, notification of intended refusal and the reason(s) for it was given to the agent in writing 27-08-2025 |
