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Dismissed12 October 20223289027

15 Shadwell Road, Portsmouth, PO2 9EH

Planning appeal 3289027 at 15 Shadwell Road, Portsmouth, PO2 9EH (Portsmouth City Council) was dismissed on 12 October 2022 by Inspector Redford R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect that removing the condition would have on the living conditions of future occupants with particular regard to communal internal space.

Change of use from dwellinghouse (Class C3) to purposes falling within Class C3 (dwellinghouse) and Class C4 (house in multiple occupation) without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref 20/1540/FUL, dated 23 July 2021

Authority
Portsmouth City Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Redford R
Postcode
PO2 9EH

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect that removing the condition would have on the living conditions of future occupants with particular regard to communal internal space

What decided it

The proposed dining area would fall below minimum size standards when a necessary pathway to the rear is provided, making it impossible to demonstrate adequate communal internal space for the maximum 6 occupants that removal of the condition would allow.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy PCS19 of the Portsmouth Plan (2012)Houses in Multiple Occupation Supplementary Planning Document (October 2019)

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