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Notice upheld20 March 20233301804

61 Mayfair Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE2 3DN

Planning appeal 3301804 at 61 Mayfair Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE2 3DN (Newcastle Upon Tyne City Council) was dismissed on 20 March 2023 by Inspector Gray E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the development on the provision of family and houses of multiple occupation (HMOs) in the area.

Without planning permission, the material change of use of the property from use as a dwelling house by a single person or by people regarded as forming a single household (Use Class C3) to a house in multiple occupation for not more than 6 residents (Use Class C4)

Authority
Newcastle Upon Tyne City Council
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Gray E
Postcode
NE2 3DN

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the development on the provision of family and houses of multiple occupation (HMOs) in the area
  • the living conditions of neighbouring residents, with particular reference to noise and disturbance

What decided it

The unauthorised development results in the unacceptable loss of a unit of family accommodation in an area where adopted policy seeks to retain family housing and prevent overconcentration of HMOs.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy CS9Policy CS14Policy DM24Policy SC1
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 56

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