Planning appeal decision
Third Floor Flat, 28 Clarendon Square, Leamington Spa, CV32 5QX
Planning appeal 3320938 at Third Floor Flat, 28 Clarendon Square, Leamington Spa, CV32 5QX (Warwick District Council) was allowed on 5 January 2024 by Inspector Billings C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would be an appropriate use in its location, having regard to Policy H6 of the Warwick District Local Plan, including the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of nearby residents.
Change of use from a 3 bed flat (Use Class C3) to a 4 bed House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) (Use Class C4)
- Authority
- Warwick District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Billings C
- Postcode
- CV32 5QX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would be an appropriate use in its location, having regard to Policy H6 of the Warwick District Local Plan, including the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of nearby residents
What decided it
The proposed development meets all criteria of Policy H6 of the Warwick District Local Plan and causes no likely harmful effects to the living conditions of nearby residents.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy H6 of the Warwick District Local Plan
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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