®Planning appeal decision
Ground and First Floor of 29-33 (odd) Neville Street, Durham, DH1 4EY
material change of use of a hot food takeaway and bar on the ground and first floors to a large House in Multiple Occupation (sui generis), including alterations to the west elevation and removal of two flues on the east elevation
- Authority
- Durham County Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Clark L
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the site would be a suitable location for a house in multiple occupation (HMO), having regard to development plan policy
- whether, in the event of a policy conflict being identified in respect of the first main issue material considerations indicate that a decision should be made otherwise than in accordance with the development plan
What decided it
The site already has an over-concentration of student housing at approximately 70% Class N properties within 100 metres, significantly above the 10% threshold, and the proposed large HMO would exacerbate this imbalance contrary to Policy 16 and the aim of creating inclusive, mixed and balanced communities.
Plan policies cited: Policy 16 Part 3, Policy 6, Policy 29
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.