Planning appeal decision
6 Walter Street, Oldham, OL1 1SQ
Planning appeal 3293893 at 6 Walter Street, Oldham, OL1 1SQ (Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 17 August 2022 by Inspector Pipe C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect the proposed development would have on the living conditions of future occupiers of the House in Multiple Occupation (HMO).
change of use from function room to 3 bedroom HMO property
- Authority
- Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Pipe C
- Postcode
- OL1 1SQ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect the proposed development would have on the living conditions of future occupiers of the House in Multiple Occupation (HMO)
What decided it
The poor outlook and limited natural light to two of the three bedrooms, combined with constrained shared communal space, would harm the living conditions of future HMO occupiers in breach of local plan policies.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 9Policy 11
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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