Planning appeal decision
13 Colville Street, Nottingham, NG1 4HQ
Planning appeal 3291900 at 13 Colville Street, Nottingham, NG1 4HQ (Nottingham City Council) was dismissed on 9 June 2022 by Inspector Cooper P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The suitability of the use of the property as a House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) with regard to the Development Plan.
planning application for the conversion of the property from a dwelling house (C3) to a sui generis use for house in multiple occupation for up to eight people
- Authority
- Nottingham City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Cooper P
- Postcode
- NG1 4HQ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The suitability of the use of the property as a House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) with regard to the Development Plan
- The effect of the development on the living conditions of neighbouring residents, with particular regard to noise and disturbance
What decided it
The development conflicts with the development plan policies protecting family housing and controlling HMO concentrations to maintain balanced and sustainable communities, with no material considerations to outweigh this conflict.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 8 of the Aligned Core Strategies Part 1 Local Plan (2014)Policy HO1 of the Land and Planning Policies Development Plan Document Local Plan Part 2 (2020)Policy HO2 of the Land and Planning Policies Development Plan Document Local Plan Part 2 (2020)Policy H06 of the Land and Planning Policies Development Plan Document Local Plan Part 2 (2020)Policy 10 of the Aligned Core Strategies Part 1 Local Plan (2014)Policy DE1 of the Land and Planning Policies Development Plan Document Local Plan Part 2 (2020)
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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