Planning appeal decision
1 Squires Way, Coventry, CV4 7EJ
Planning appeal 3324268 at 1 Squires Way, Coventry, CV4 7EJ (Coventry City Council) was allowed on 2 May 2024 by Inspector Sibley G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development upon the living conditions of the surrounding occupiers with regard to noise and disturbance.
Change of use to 2 cluster flats (9 bedrooms)
- Authority
- Coventry City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Sibley G
- Postcode
- CV4 7EJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development upon the living conditions of the surrounding occupiers with regard to noise and disturbance
What decided it
The property's location in a transitional area near the university campus where student occupation is established, combined with the large size of the property and adequate distance from neighbours, means the addition of two bedrooms to an already-permitted HMO use would not cause unacceptable noise and disturbance to neighbouring occupiers.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy H10Policy H11Policy DE1Policy AC3
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 115Paragraph 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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