®Planning appeal decision
38 St Chads Avenue, Portsmouth, PO2 0SB
Planning appeal 3284205 at 38 St Chads Avenue, Portsmouth, PO2 0SB (Portsmouth City Council) was allowed on 17 August 2022 by Inspector Shearing C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the development provides a satisfactory standard of living accommodation for future occupiers, with particular regard to noise, vibration and disturbance to the rear ground floor bedroom.
C3 use to dual use C3 residential / C4 HMO use
- Authority
- Portsmouth City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Shearing C
- Postcode
- PO2 0SB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the development provides a satisfactory standard of living accommodation for future occupiers, with particular regard to noise, vibration and disturbance to the rear ground floor bedroom
What decided it
The absence of substantive evidence demonstrating that noise, vibration or disturbance from proximity to communal facilities would harm the living conditions of the rear ground floor bedroom occupants.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy PCS23 of the Portsmouth Plan: Portsmouth's Core Strategy 2021
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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