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Search the Public Notice PortalHavering Council has refused plans for two houses in Romford to be used as houses in multiple occupation (HMO) - despite one of them already being operational.
The applications were both made in June and wished to turn family homes at 173 Oldchurch Road and 4 Hamlet Road into HMOs.
Both proposals were rejected by Havering Council this month for various reasons including the properties being considered too small for conversion, concerns raised about noise, parking and highway safety.
At 173 Oldchurch Road, the application was submitted by a Mr Akhtar, with Mr Haider Karim acting as agent.
Planning officers refused the proposal on August 14 and said the existing home had a gross internal floor space below the 120 square metre standard set out in the Havering Local Plan 2021.
They also said converting it would lead to the "unacceptable loss of a much needed family home within the borough".
Officers also said the proposed HMO would increase activity at the site, resulting in an "unacceptable impact on neighbouring residential occupiers in terms of noise and general disturbance".
A bedroom and the kitchen were also considered too small and planning officers voiced concerns about parking issues.
They said: "It is considered that the development is likely to result in an increased parking congestion in surrounding streets."
Only five days later, on August 19, the council refused the retrospective application for the HMO at 4 Hamlet Road despite it being already in use as one.
At 4 Hamlet Road, the applicant was Mr L Lawrence and the agent was Mr Ian Coward.
Like the proposal in Oldchurch Road, the retrospective HMO had gross internal floor space below the 120 square metre minimum for conversion to an HMO.
The council raised major concerns about vehicle movements and residents arriving and leaving throughout the day and night.
It said: "The proposal would generate a significant amount of vehicle movement and the coming and goings of residents throughout the day and night, which would result in an intensification of the site and result in significant harm to residential amenity from noise, disturbance.
"The car parking arrangements for the proposal are not usable or practical and as such, it would be likely to result in an undesirable increase in on-street parking to the detriment of highway safety and residential amenity.
"In addition, the proposal would result in the loss of a turning head for the bungalows at No.'s 1-3 Dekker Close, which would be harmful to pedestrian and highway safety."
The council said it notified Collins & Coward by email on August 19 that it intended to refuse the application and gave the reasons.
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