Planning appeal decision
73 Mount Pleasant, Reading, RG1 2TF
Planning appeal 3324763 at 73 Mount Pleasant, Reading, RG1 2TF (Reading Borough Council) was dismissed on 26 February 2024 by Inspector Praine N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether or not the variation of the condition would fundamentally affect the description of development of the planning permission originally granted.
development described as the change of use from dwellinghouse (Class C3) to 5 bedroom small HMO (Class C4) including a single storey rear extension without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref 220045, dated 10 May 2022
- Authority
- Reading Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Praine N
- Postcode
- RG1 2TF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether or not the variation of the condition would fundamentally affect the description of development of the planning permission originally granted
What decided it
The variation of the condition would fundamentally change the description of development from a 4-bedroom HMO to a 5-bedroom HMO, which is beyond the powers of section 73 as established in Finney v Welsh Ministers.
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