12 Sheriff Avenue, COVENTRY, CV4 8FD

use of outbuilding to provide 2 bedrooms in association with the use of the property as 7-bed HMO

Authority: Coventry City Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Change of use
Inspector: Smith H

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the proposal would provide satisfactory living conditions for its occupants, with regard to access to shared communal and kitchen facilities, and outdoor amenity space
the effect of the proposal upon highway safety, with particular regard to on-street parking, and the living conditions of neighbouring occupants, with regard to noise and disturbance

What decided it

The proposal fails to provide satisfactory living conditions for its occupants due to the lack of convenient and practical access to shared communal kitchen facilities and dining areas, requiring occupants to go outside in all weather conditions and darkness.

Framework references: 130, 111

Plan policies cited: Policy DE1, Policy H11, Policy H10, Policy AC3

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