®Planning appeal decision
1 Oakland Road, Jesmond, Newcastle, NE2 3DR
Planning appeal 3331889 at 1 Oakland Road, Jesmond, Newcastle, NE2 3DR (Newcastle Upon Tyne City Council) was allowed on 18 January 2024 by Inspector Teasdale N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the supply of family housing in the area.
described as, ‘change of use from Class C4 (6 bed HMO) to Sui Generis (7 bed HMO) Requires no external changes, only addition of stud wall and door
- Authority
- Newcastle Upon Tyne City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Teasdale N
- Postcode
- NE2 3DR
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the supply of family housing in the area
- The effect of the proposed development on the character of the area having regard to the level of concentration of Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO)
- Whether the proposed development would provide satisfactory living conditions for future occupiers in relation to internal and external space
- The effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of existing occupiers in relation to internal and external space and the effect on existing neighbouring occupiers in relation to noise and disturbance
- Whether the proposed development would provide safe, secure, and usable cycle parking and refuse storage to meet the operational needs of the proposed development
What decided it
The property was already removed from the family housing market through its established use as a 6-bed HMO, so the proposed change to a 7-bed Sui Generis HMO would not result in an unacceptable loss of family housing or create an imbalanced concentration of HMOs on Oakland Road.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS9Policy SC1Policy CS11Policy CS14Policy DM23Policy DM12Policy DM34
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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