- Decision
- dismissed, 10 September 2026
- Decided by
- Planning Inspector: L Clark
- Authority
- Haringey (London)
- Appeal reference
- 6010529
- Application reference
- HGY/2026/0542
- Procedure
- written representations
- Development
- Change of use from C4 small HMO to one 1-bed and one 3-bed flat
- Homes
- 2
- Site context
- inside settlement
- Green Belt
- No
- Framework applied
- August 2026 NPPF
- Determinative policies
- Haringey DPD DM16
- Development plan policies
- Haringey DM DPD 2017 DM4, DM16, SP2, London Plan D6
- Main issues
- family housing protection; refuse and cycle storage; living standards
Summary
Conversion of an HMO into two flats in Haringey's Family Housing Protection Zone was dismissed. The original house was below the 120 sq m threshold for conversion, and refuse and cycle storage were inadequate (DL ¶13, ¶17).
What made the difference
Local policy DM16's original-floorspace test. The modest benefit of one extra home carried only modest weight (DL ¶28).
Policy findings
Policy codes are those of the National Planning Policy Framework (August 2026) unless a development plan is named.
| Policy | Finding | Weight | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| HO5 | conflict | original house under 120 sq m, so too small for conversion in the Family Housing Protection Zone (DL 9-13) | |
| P3 | fail | inadequate accessible refuse and cycle storage (DL 14-17) |
Key facts
- Parties invited to comment on the 2026 Framework (DL 5)
- No net loss of family units, but the original floorspace test still failed (DL 11)
Sources
This note is one of the decisions behind the NPPF 2026 Navigator, which shows how each Framework test has been applied across all the decisions in the database. Also available as Markdown.