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Dismissed30 August 20223289356

56, Austen Paths, Stevenage, SG2 0NR

Planning appeal 3289356 at 56, Austen Paths, Stevenage, SG2 0NR (Stevenage Borough Council) was dismissed on 30 August 2022 by Inspector Cowley R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on highway safety.

‘change of use from a 6-bedroom House of Multiple Occupation (HMO) Class C4, to a 7-bedroom HMO (Sui Generis), 3 x car parking spaces; 8-bicycle parking spaces, and location of 7-bin storage facilities to the rear driveway.’

Authority
Stevenage Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Cowley R
Postcode
SG2 0NR

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposal on highway safety

What decided it

The proposal fails to comply with the car parking standards in the SPD and would worsen acute parking problems in the area, thereby harming highway safety and conflicting with Policy IT5, with no material considerations outweighing this conflict.

The modest contribution to housing delivery was significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the identified adverse impacts on highway safety when assessed against the policies in the Framework taken as a whole.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy IT5Stevenage Borough Local Plan 2011-2031Parking Provision and Sustainable Transport Supplementary Planning Document Adopted 2020
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11

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