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Dismissed14 June 20213254771

10 Southampton Place, Great Yarmouth, NR30 2DP

Planning appeal 3254771 at 10 Southampton Place, Great Yarmouth, NR30 2DP (Great Yarmouth Borough Council) was dismissed on 14 June 2021 by Inspector Bell-Williamson J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the change of use on the character of the surrounding area.

change of use from residential to HMO

Authority
Great Yarmouth Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Bell-Williamson J
Postcode
NR30 2DP

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the change of use on the character of the surrounding area
  • the effect on the living conditions of neighbouring residents, with regard to noise and disturbance
  • whether the size of the appeal property provides an adequate standard of accommodation

What decided it

The property's floor area of approximately 85m² falls below the minimum 95m² requirement for an HMO under Policy HOU23, and the potential for greater intensity of use by unrelated individuals would cause significant noise and disturbance to adjoining dwellings without mitigation measures.

The absence of material harm to local character was outweighed by the material harm to neighbours' living conditions through noise and disturbance and the failure to meet the minimum floor area standard for adequate HMO accommodation.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy HOU23Policy H12
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 48Paragraph 127

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