Planning appeal decision
12 Sheriff Avenue, Coventry, CV4 8FD
Planning appeal 3314773 at 12 Sheriff Avenue, Coventry, CV4 8FD (Coventry City Council) was dismissed on 12 June 2023 by Inspector Smith H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: 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.
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
- Postcode
- CV4 8FD
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.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DE1Policy H11Policy H10Policy AC3
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 130Paragraph 111
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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