®Planning appeal decision
7 Victoria Street, Dovercourt, Harwich, Essex, CO12 3AR
Change of use from 5 bedroom C3 dwelling to a 6 bedroom C4 HMO and associated internal alterations
- Authority
- Tendring District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Langford-Tejrar K
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would provide an adequate standard of living conditions for future occupiers of the development; particularly whether it would provide sufficient outdoor space to meet the needs of future occupiers
- Whether the proposal has provided a sufficient level of information relating to flood-risk
- The effect of the proposal on the wider road network and highway safety; specifically in relation to parking provision
What decided it
The proposal would provide a poor standard of living conditions for future occupiers due to inadequate outdoor space, contrary to the development plan and Framework, and this harm could not be outweighed by the modest contribution to local HMO need.
The modest benefit of meeting local HMO accommodation need did not outweigh the poor standards of living conditions and the identified harms relating to outdoor space, flood risk information and parking provision.
Framework references: 130, 159, 167, 168
Plan policies cited: saved policy HG10, saved policy HG9, saved policy QL3, emerging policy LP111, emerging policy PPL1
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.