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Search the Public Notice PortalBexley Council has refused plans to convert a home in Welling into a seven-person house share.
Earlier this year, the council received an application seeking permission to change the use of 45 Hadlow Road from a family home into a house in multiple occupation (HMO).
HMOs are properties where residents have their own bedrooms but share facilities such as kitchens, bathrooms and living areas.
The plans would have seen the existing two-storey end-terrace house reconfigured to provide five bedrooms, including two doubles and three singles, as well as a shared kitchen and living space.
Three of the bedrooms would have had en-suite bathrooms, while the remaining rooms would have shared facilities.
Planning documents stated all bedrooms would meet or exceed minimum space standards, ranging from 10.1 square metres to 15 square metres.
No extensions, structural alterations or external changes to the building were proposed.
The application also included access to a shared rear garden, cycle storage in the driveway area and space for at least two vehicles.
Supporting documents argued the proposal would not harm the character of the area and would provide "an alternative form of housing for individuals who require shared accommodation".
However, Bexley Council refused the application on May 20.
In its decision notice, the council said the proposal would result in an "over-intensification of the property" by introducing a high-density residential use that was out of keeping with the predominantly single-family character of the surrounding area.
The council said: "The proposed development would result in an over-intensification of the property by introducing a high-density residential use that is inconsistent with the predominantly single-family dwelling character of the surrounding area.
"This would lead to adverse impacts, including increased noise, and parking demand harming residential amenity."
The council also raised concerns about the information submitted alongside the application.
According to the decision notice, the plans did not include a comprehensive waste management plan and failed to provide an adequate transport assessment showing the impact the development could have on surrounding roads.
Bexley Council concluded that the proposal conflicted with local and Londonwide planning policies designed to protect residential amenity and ensure new developments are suitable for their surroundings.
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