DC/26/143030

The proposed change of use of the property from a dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a large house in multiple occupation (Use Class Sui Generis) is unacceptable in principle due to its location in an area with a low public transport accessibility (PTAL) rating of 2 meaning the site is not well-connected to local services by walking, cycling, or public transport, which is likely to result in increased car ownership and additional parking stress on the local highway network. This in addition to the absence of a parking stress survey which would be detrimental to local amenity and contrary to the NPPF (2024), Policies T4 and T6 of the London Plan (2021), and Policies HO8, TR1 and TR4 of the Lewisham Local Plan (2025).

The proposed change of use of the property from dwelling house (Use Class C3) to large house in multiple occupation (Use Class Sui Generis), by reason of the loss of an existing house suitable for family occupation and is sited within an area identified as being close to overconcentration of HMOs in Perry Vale at an immediate sub-ward level would lead to unacceptable harm to Lewisham in terms of reducing the availability of single-family dwellinghouses that contributes to the delivery of housing choice in the borough thereby detracting from the Council's aim to foster mixed, balanced and sustainable communities contrary to the NPPF (2024) and to Policies GG1,GG2 and H9 of the London Plan (2021) and Policy HO8 of the Lewisham Local Plan (2025).

The proposed development, by providing an undersized ground floor kitchen area would fail to provide facilites that are functional, and fit for purpose for occupiers of the new development. Consequently, the development fails to demonstrate that future occupants would enjoy acceptable living conditions contrary to Policy D6 of the London Plan (2021), Policy HO8 of the Lewisham Local Plan (2025) and Lewisham's Standards for licensable Houses in Multiple Occupation.