®Planning appeal decision
Hanover House Holiday Flats, 111 Holmfield Road, Blackpool, FY2 9RS
Planning appeal 3322847 at Hanover House Holiday Flats, 111 Holmfield Road, Blackpool, FY2 9RS (Blackpool Borough Council) was allowed on 11 June 2024 by Inspector Francis M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would provide satisfactory living conditions for future occupiers with regard to space standards.
Use of premises for 4 self-contained holiday flats (3 one-bedroom units and 1 two-bedroom unit)
- Authority
- Blackpool Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Francis M
- Postcode
- FY2 9RS
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would provide satisfactory living conditions for future occupiers with regard to space standards
- Whether this is a suitable location for new holiday accommodation, having regard to the Council's policy requirements for regeneration and creating viable visitor accommodation
What decided it
The real prospect of the fallback position (lawful residential use of four flats) being implemented if the appeal were dismissed would be more harmful than the proposed holiday accommodation scheme, outweighing the conflict with development plan policies on space standards and location outside the Holiday Accommodation Area.
The conflict with development plan policies on space standards and location outside the Holiday Accommodation Area was outweighed by the substantial weight given to the fallback position (which would be more harmful), the satisfactory living conditions for future occupiers, and the suitability of the location for holiday accommodation in terms of regeneration and viability.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- CS Policy CS7CS Policy CS12CS Policy CS13CS Policy CS21CS Policy CS23DMP Policy DM5DMP Policy DM17DMP Policy DM36
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 135
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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