52 Cromer Street, YORK, YO30 6DL

the conversion of a family dwelling into an HMO with 4 unrelated inhabitants (students)

Authority: City of York Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Change of use
Inspector: Megginson C

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the concentration of HMOs in the area in the interests of mixed and balanced communities
the living conditions of neighbouring properties with particular regard to the cumulative impact of increased comings and goings

What decided it

The property's nine-year operation as an HMO without complaints, combined with comings and goings similar to a family dwelling, demonstrated that the development would not cause unacceptable harm to living conditions or community balance despite exceeding the street-level threshold.

Framework references: 130

Plan policies cited: Policy H8, Controlling the Concentration of HMOs Supplementary Planning Document (2012, amended 2014)

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