Planning appeal decision
57 Woodway Lane, Coventry, CV2 2EG
Planning appeal 3282467 at 57 Woodway Lane, Coventry, CV2 2EG (Coventry City Council) was dismissed on 8 March 2022 by Inspector Thandi B, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether Conditions 3 and 9 are necessary and reasonable having regard to the living conditions of nearby occupiers and local parking stress.
Change of use from care home (Use Class C2) to House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) (Sui Generis)
- Authority
- Coventry City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Thandi B
- Postcode
- CV2 2EG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether Conditions 3 and 9 are necessary and reasonable having regard to the living conditions of nearby occupiers and local parking stress
What decided it
The conditions are necessary to protect neighbouring living conditions and manage parking stress in an area where on-street parking demand is already high.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DE1Policy H3Policy H5Policy AC1Policy AC2Policy AC3
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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