®Planning appeal decision
255 Francis Avenue, Southsea, PO4 0AL
Planning appeal 3300955 at 255 Francis Avenue, Southsea, PO4 0AL (Portsmouth City Council) was allowed on 30 August 2023 by Inspector Perkins L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether, if the Council had refused the application, the refusal would have been well-founded.
Existing use as House in Multiple Occupation with 7 bedrooms
- Authority
- Portsmouth City Council
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Perkins L
- Postcode
- PO4 0AL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether, if the Council had refused the application, the refusal would have been well-founded
What decided it
The change from 6 to 7 residents, achieved by converting a dining room to a seventh bedroom, did not constitute a material change of use as a matter of fact and degree, consistent with the prior Inspector's decision that additional residents in specific HMOs did not constitute material change.
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