®Planning appeal decision
Allowed7 September 20223296993
126 Abraham Street, BLACKBURN, BB2 3PJ
‘Change of use from a single residential dwelling (C3) to a house in multiple occupation (C4) for 4no residents’
- Authority
- Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Caine M
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the character of the area with particular reference to the balance and mix of housing including the supply of family-sized dwellings
- The effect of the proposed development on highway safety, with particular reference to the level of off-street car parking provision
What decided it
The absence of substantive evidence demonstrating a concentration of HMOs in the area meant that the introduction of one HMO would not unbalance housing provision or erode the character of the area, and the parking requirement for the HMO use was lower than for the existing family dwelling.
Framework references: 56
Plan policies cited: Policy 19, Policy 10, DM Policy 6
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