Planning appeal decision
9 Queen Isabels Avenue, Coventry, CV3 5GE
Planning appeal 3300870 at 9 Queen Isabels Avenue, Coventry, CV3 5GE (Coventry City Council) was dismissed on 22 November 2022 by Inspector Thandi B, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The safe and efficient operation of the local highway network.
change of use from single dwelling to 2no. dwelling
- Authority
- Coventry City Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Thandi B
- Postcode
- CV3 5GE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The safe and efficient operation of the local highway network
- Whether the proposed development would provide satisfactory living conditions for the occupiers of both properties with regard to amenity space
- The provision of cycle storage
What decided it
The combination of insufficient parking provision in an area of high parking demand, inadequate and poorly configured amenity space for future occupiers, and lack of cycle storage facilities rendered the development unacceptable and contrary to local plan policies.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy H3Policy AC4
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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