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Allowed6 May 20223285695

Flat 30, Saffron Court, Snow Hill, Walcot, Bath, BA1 6DF

Planning appeal 3285695 at Flat 30, Saffron Court, Snow Hill, Walcot, Bath, BA1 6DF (Bath and North East Somerset Council) was allowed on 6 May 2022 by Inspector Conde L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the mix and balance of housing in the area.

‘A change of use from a 3 bedrooms dwelling (class C3) to a 3 bedrooms HMO (Class C4)’

Authority
Bath and North East Somerset Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Conde L
Postcode
BA1 6DF

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposal on the mix and balance of housing in the area
  • the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers

What decided it

The Council's updated evidence confirming that the proposal would result in only 6% HMO concentration within 100m of the site, below the 10% policy threshold, combined with the absence of compelling evidence of harm to neighbouring amenity.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy H2Policy CP10Policy D6

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