®Planning appeal decision
20 Mount Plesant Terrace, Bristol, BS3 1LF
Planning appeal 3313946 at 20 Mount Plesant Terrace, Bristol, BS3 1LF (Bristol City Council) was dismissed on 15 September 2023 by Inspector Jarratt P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the change of use to an HMO would contribute to levels of activity likely to cause disturbance to the living conditions of local residents.
without the grant of planning permission the change of use from Use Class C3 to House in Multiple Occupation Use Class C4
- Authority
- Bristol City Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Jarratt P
- Postcode
- BS3 1LF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the change of use to an HMO would contribute to levels of activity likely to cause disturbance to the living conditions of local residents
What decided it
The change of use to Class C4 would contribute to levels of activity and disturbance to neighbouring residents and remains contrary to Policy DM2 and the SPD's approach to avoiding harmful concentrations of HMOs.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM2Managing the Development of Houses in Multiple Occupation SPD
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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