Planning appeal decision
41 Winterwell Road, Wath Upon Dearne, Rotherham, S63 6DP
Planning appeal 3305456 at 41 Winterwell Road, Wath Upon Dearne, Rotherham, S63 6DP (Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 10 March 2023 by Inspector Morrison J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the development provides acceptable living conditions for the occupiers of flats 1 and 2 with specific regard to the amount of floorspace.
retrospective application for change of use of first floor from former pub landlords accommodation to 3nr flats
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Morrison J
- Postcode
- S63 6DP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the development provides acceptable living conditions for the occupiers of flats 1 and 2 with specific regard to the amount of floorspace
What decided it
The insufficient floorspace of flats 1 and 2 leads to unacceptably poor living conditions that are enclosing and oppressive, conflicting with Policy SP55 and the South Yorkshire Residential Design Guide.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SP55
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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