®Planning appeal decision
73 Furness Road, MANCHESTER, M14 6LX
Change of use from dwelling house (Use Class C3) to House in Multiple Occupation (Use Class C4)
- Authority
- Manchester City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Stephens K
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the mix and balance of housing provision in the area
- the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The loss of a family dwelling in an area with a demonstrated shortfall of family housing, combined with insufficient evidence of marketing the property as a family home, outweighs the argument that one additional HMO in an already high-concentration area would have negligible impact.
The loss of family housing and harm to the mix and balance of housing provision, weighed against the claimed negligible impact of one additional HMO, tipped decisively against the proposal given the clear policy direction to resist such loss and the lack of evidence of no demand for family housing.
Plan policies cited: Policy SP1, Policy H1, Policy H6, Policy H11, Policy DM1
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.