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Dismissed7 September 20213269262

66 Portman Road, Liverpool, L15 2HJ

Planning appeal 3269262 at 66 Portman Road, Liverpool, L15 2HJ (Liverpool City Council) was dismissed on 7 September 2021 by Inspector Taylor K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: 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.

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
Postcode
L15 2HJ

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.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Saved Policy H4Saved Policy H7Supplementary Planning Guidance Note 7emerging Policy H7emerging Policy H10emerging Policy H11
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 48

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