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Dismissed12 July 20223282523

24 Wilton Avenue, Southampton, SO15 2HJ

Planning appeal 3282523 at 24 Wilton Avenue, Southampton, SO15 2HJ (Southampton City Council) was dismissed on 12 July 2022 by Inspector Leonard S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the integrity of the European Protected Sites.

change of use from 6-bed HMO to 7-bed HMO and erection of rear dormer

Authority
Southampton City Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Leonard S
Postcode
SO15 2HJ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposal on the integrity of the European Protected Sites
  • the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the occupiers of neighbouring properties, having regard to noise and disturbance impacts

What decided it

The absence of appropriate mitigation measures and legal mechanisms to address the likely significant effects of the proposal on the integrity of the Solent and New Forest European Protected Sites through increased recreational activity and population.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy H4Policy SDP1
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 174Paragraph 180Paragraph 130

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