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Planning permission granted21 September 20233312417

Ground, First and Second Floor, 71 Arley Hill, Cotham, Bristol, BS6 5PJ

Planning appeal 3312417 at Ground, First and Second Floor, 71 Arley Hill, Cotham, Bristol, BS6 5PJ (Bristol City Council) was allowed on 21 September 2023 by Inspector Allen M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would lead to a harmful concentration of houses in multiple occupation in the local area.

the change of use of the upper floors residential unit from small HMO C4 to large HMO (Sui Generis Use) for 8 bedrooms

Authority
Bristol City Council
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Allen M
Postcode
BS6 5PJ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposal would lead to a harmful concentration of houses in multiple occupation in the local area

What decided it

The specific assessment of the scheme against Policy DM2 criteria demonstrated no harmful concentration would result, particularly given the property's size, garden area, building layout, and the modest addition of only two bedspaces to an existing HMO in an already reasonably dense residential area.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy DM2

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