# 108 The Avenue, Tottenham (C4 HMO to two flats)

- **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
- **Tags:** family-housing-loss, parties-consulted-on-2026-framework, tier-2

## 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
- **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
- https://appeal-planning-decision.service.gov.uk/comment-planning-appeal/appeals/6010529
- https://appeal-planning-decision.service.gov.uk/published-document/cf16be21-3dc1-4ff7-9b05-5c74cc277381

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