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Notice varied and upheld21 March 20233277140

Land at 16 Rydal Close, Norwich, NR5 8LT

Planning appeal 3277140 at Land at 16 Rydal Close, Norwich, NR5 8LT (Norwich City Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 21 March 2023 by Inspector Douglas L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the use of the dwellinghouse by 7 residents as a HMO provides acceptable living conditions for those residents.

Without planning permission, the change of use of the above land from residential (Class C3) / HMO (Class C4) use to residential sui generis use

Authority
Norwich City Council
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Douglas L
Postcode
NR5 8LT

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the use of the dwellinghouse by 7 residents as a HMO provides acceptable living conditions for those residents
  • The impact of the use of the dwellinghouse by 7 residents as a HMO on the living conditions of neighbouring residents, with particular regard to noise and disturbance

What decided it

The dwellinghouse cannot provide acceptable living conditions for 7 residents due to insufficient internal communal space and the proximity of the lounge to a bedroom, contrary to development plan policy requirements for HMOs.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy DM2Policy DM13

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