Policy information sourced from the Haringey Development Management Plan

DM16: Residential Conversions

  • To maintain a supply of larger family homes to meet Haringey’s housing need, the Council will only permit the conversion of a larger home(s) to small self contained homes (Class C3) where:
    1. It is located outside of the Family Housing Protection Zone as shown on Figure 3.1;
    2. The gross original internal floor space of the existing dwelling is greater than 120m2 ;
    3. The proposal satisfies all other relevant policies, including the minimum internal space standards, the provision of satisfactory levels of amenity space, privacy, daylight, parking and access, and adequate and convenient refuse storage and collection;
    4. The resulting units achieve internal configurations that are practical and fit for purpose, including vertical and horizontal stacking arrangements that minimise noise transfer between homes, including neighbouring homes;
    5. The design of any external alterations does not detract from the appearance of the property or the street scene and, wherever possible, retains a single door to the front elevation of dwellings in residential areas;
    6. The balance of hard and soft landscaping on the forecourt (including forecourts that are already substantially hard-surfaced) does not detract from the appearance of the property or the street scene; and
    7. The proposal provides for a mix of unit sizes in line with Policy DM11.
  • Conversions within the Family Housing Protection Zone will only be considered acceptable where they comply with criteria (2 – 7) above and result in no net loss in the number of family sized units.
  • Where existing garden land is available the Council will seek to optimise the total amount of private amenity space and access to this space for residents.
  • All residential conversions should be supported by a car parking survey which demonstrates that there is residual car parking supply to meet the need created by the proposal.

Policy information sourced from the Haringey Development Management Plan