Planning appeal decision
Old Ferry House, Waterside, Stratford Upon Avon, CV37 6BA
Planning appeal 3311882 at Old Ferry House, Waterside, Stratford Upon Avon, CV37 6BA (Stratford-on-Avon District Council) was allowed on 21 September 2023 by Inspector Bayliss G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the development provides acceptable living conditions for existing and future occupiers with regard to living space.
Change of use from 7 bedsit house in multiple occupation (HMO) to 8 self-contained studio flats, with the insertion of partition walls in an existing shared area to form a shower room for the eighth unit
- Authority
- Stratford-on-Avon District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Bayliss G
- Postcode
- CV37 6BA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the development provides acceptable living conditions for existing and future occupiers with regard to living space
What decided it
The exceptional circumstances of short-term theatrical worker accommodation, combined with occupancy conditions restricting use to RSC employees for maximum 12 consecutive months, justified accepting modest living space that would not normally be permitted for permanent residential use.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- CS.9CS.19CS.20
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 130
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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