Planning appeal decision
740 Hollins Road, Oldham, OL8 4SA
Planning appeal 3275606 at 740 Hollins Road, Oldham, OL8 4SA (Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council) was allowed on 19 August 2021 by Inspector Hitchcock R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal satisfies the requirements of Schedule 2, Part 3, Class O of the GPDO with regard to being permitted development from office (Use Class B1(a)) to residential (Use Class C3).
a change of use for the ground floor from office to a studio flat
- Authority
- Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Hitchcock R
- Postcode
- OL8 4SA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal satisfies the requirements of Schedule 2, Part 3, Class O of the GPDO with regard to being permitted development from office (Use Class B1(a)) to residential (Use Class C3)
What decided it
The Inspector's assessment that the large front window and rear window, combined with a glazed opening between the kitchen and living space, would provide adequate natural daylight across the combined living space to satisfy Paragraph O.2(1)(e) of Class O of the GPDO.
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