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Allowed2 November 20233320033

13 Underwood Road, Newcastle Under Lyme , ST5 6QG

Planning appeal 3320033 at 13 Underwood Road, Newcastle Under Lyme , ST5 6QG (Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council) was allowed on 2 November 2023 by Inspector Ellison H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on the character and amenity of the area, including the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers with particular regard to noise and disturbance.

the change of use of a 6 bedroom HMO to an 8 bedroom HMO (Sui Generis)

Authority
Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Ellison H
Postcode
ST5 6QG

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the development on the character and amenity of the area, including the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers with particular regard to noise and disturbance

What decided it

The fallback position of the existing 6-bedroom HMO use, combined with the property's physical characteristics providing good separation from neighbours and the absence of substantive evidence that the proposal would significantly increase noise or disturbance, justified allowing the appeal.

What the Inspector cited

National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 130Paragraph 56

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