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Allowed9 February 20233288088

46 Dickens Road, Coventry, CV6 2JT

Planning appeal 3288088 at 46 Dickens Road, Coventry, CV6 2JT (Coventry City Council) was allowed on 9 February 2023 by Inspector Hitchcock R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the condition is reasonable and necessary having regard to the nature of the accommodation and the character and appearance of the locality.

a granny flat for person registered under CSDPA without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref S/1985/1348, dated 26 June 1985

Authority
Coventry City Council
Appeal type
householder · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Householder developments
Inspector
Hitchcock R
Postcode
CV6 2JT

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the condition is reasonable and necessary having regard to the nature of the accommodation and the character and appearance of the locality

What decided it

The requirement for occupiers to be related was found to be unduly restrictive given modern planning law flexibility for single household uses, and a revised condition permitting any person forming part of a single household was determined to be reasonable and necessary.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy H3Policy DE1Policy AC3

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