100B Waterbeach Road, SLOUGH, SL1 3JY

Authority: Slough Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Bowyer J

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether or not Condition 6 is necessary and reasonable in the interests of the character and appearance of the area and the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers

What decided it

The potential for permitted development rights to allow conversion to Class C4 HMOs accommodating up to 12 unrelated individuals, combined with evidence from a previous appeal that such use would harm character and living conditions, justified a condition restricting HMO use despite the general principle that conditions should not restrict permitted development rights without clear justification.

The restriction on permitted development rights to use the dwellings as HMOs was justified by the need to protect character and appearance and neighbouring living conditions against the potential for unacceptable intensification of activity, noise and disturbance.

Framework references: 56

Plan policies cited: Policy H20 of The Local Plan for Slough 2004

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