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Allowed2 May 20243319595

41 Margate Road, Southsea, PO5 1EY

Planning appeal 3319595 at 41 Margate Road, Southsea, PO5 1EY (Portsmouth City Council) was allowed on 2 May 2024 by Inspector Carpenter C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the development would provide adequate living conditions for future occupiers of the HMO, with particular reference to toilet and bathroom facilities.

change of use from C4 HMO to sui generis HMO for more than 6 persons

Authority
Portsmouth City Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Carpenter C
Postcode
PO5 1EY

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the development would provide adequate living conditions for future occupiers of the HMO, with particular reference to toilet and bathroom facilities
  • the effect of the proposal on the integrity of protected European sites

What decided it

The agreed financial mitigation contribution secured through a section 111 agreement, confirmed by Natural England as sufficient to avoid adverse impacts on the integrity of the protected European sites, resolved the main concern regarding the development.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy PCS23Policy PCS13

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