®Planning appeal decision
4 Dinham Road, EXETER, EX4 4EE
change of use from a dwelling house (C3) to a sui generis Large House in Multiple Occupancy
- Authority
- Exeter City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Davies N
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would lead to an over concentration of Houses in Multiple Occupation, resulting in a harmful imbalance within the local community
- The effect of the development on the living conditions of occupants of neighbouring properties, with particular regard to issues of noise and on-street parking
What decided it
The evidence demonstrated no over-concentration of HiMOs in the immediate vicinity of the appeal site, and significant changes in student accommodation needs since the SPD was adopted in 2013 meant the blanket prohibition in the SPD should be given little weight.
Framework references: 62
Plan policies cited: Policy H5, Policy DG4, Objective 3 of the Exeter City Council Core Strategy (2012), Policy T3
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.