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Allowed12 August 20213272909

25 Northville Road, Bristol, BS7 0RQ

Planning appeal 3272909 at 25 Northville Road, Bristol, BS7 0RQ (South Gloucestershire Council) was allowed on 12 August 2021 by Inspector Jones RE, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed parking arrangement on local highway safety.

change of use from dwelling (C3) to a house in multiple occupation (HMO) for up to 7 person (sui generis)

Authority
South Gloucestershire Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Jones RE
Postcode
BS7 0RQ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposed parking arrangement on local highway safety
  • the effect of the proposed development on the character of the area, with particular regard to local amenity, the mix of housing and the need for a balanced community

What decided it

The availability of on-street parking within walking distance of the site, combined with the absence of evidence that the proposal would materially harm highway safety or create an unacceptable concentration of HMOs, allowed the appeal.

The benefits of allowing the change of use to an HMO outweighed the concerns about parking pressure and housing mix, as the parking could be acceptably accommodated and the concentration of HMOs in the street remained within acceptable limits with no policy guidance identifying an unacceptable threshold.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy PSP16Policy PSP39Policy CS8Policy CS17

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