®Planning appeal decision
66 Portman Road, LIVERPOOL, L15 2HJ
change of use from a C3 single occupancy dwelling to a sui generis use class HMO for up to seven occupiers, facilitated by single storey rear extension, rear dormer, and installation of two rooflights on the front elevation
- Authority
- Liverpool City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Taylor K
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character of the surrounding area, with particular regard to the balance and mix of housing and the loss of a family sized dwelling
- The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers, with regard to noise and disturbance
- Whether the proposal provides an acceptable standard of living conditions for future occupants, with particular regard to outlook and natural light
What decided it
The proposal fails on three independent grounds: harm to character through loss of family housing and HMO concentration, harm to neighbouring amenity through noise and disturbance, and inadequate living conditions for future occupants due to insufficient natural light and outlook in bedroom-07.
The benefits of additional housing and economic contribution did not outweigh the harm to the living conditions of existing and future occupiers and the conflict with the development plan read as a whole.
Framework references: 48
Plan policies cited: Saved Policy H4, Saved Policy H7, Supplementary Planning Guidance Note 7, emerging Policy H7, emerging Policy H10, emerging Policy H11
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.