Planning appeal decision
25 and 27 Ladywell Road, Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 5DE
Planning appeal 3278762 at 25 and 27 Ladywell Road, Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 5DE (Stoke-on-Trent City Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 23 November 2021 by Inspector Hitchcock R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would provide a suitable standard of living condition for prospective occupiers of the development.
conversion to 3 self-contained dwellings and associated alterations
- Authority
- Stoke-on-Trent City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Hitchcock R
- Postcode
- ST6 5DE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would provide a suitable standard of living condition for prospective occupiers of the development
What decided it
The lack of adequate outlook from the roofspace bedroom of No27 and poor accessibility to private amenity space would give rise to a poor standard of living conditions that would conflict with development plan policy and national guidance.
The benefits of housing delivery and regeneration in a sustainable location did not outweigh the harm to living conditions of prospective occupiers of the upper flat at No27.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CSP1Newcastle-under-Lyme and Stoke-on-Trent Urban Design Guidance DPD (2010)
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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