®Planning appeal decision
Waterloo House, Fawcett Street, York, YO10 4AH
the erection of a 3 and 3.5 storey student accommodation block (providing 86 student rooms) following demolition of existing buildings
- Authority
- City of York Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Dean S
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether or not the proposal would provide suitable living conditions for future occupiers, having specific regard to the proposed communal amenity space
What decided it
The inadequacy of the proposed internal shared communal space (1 sqm per studio) to provide suitable living conditions and meet the standards of design quality and amenity required by the Framework and National Design Guide.
The benefits of student housing delivery, investment, job creation, local spending, redevelopment of a vacant site, efficient use of land, sustainable transport and sustainable construction methods were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the serious harm arising from inadequate communal amenity space and poor living conditions contrary to national policy.
Framework references: 11
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