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Notice upheld24 October 20243335500

60 Linden Road, Gillingham, ME7 2PH

Planning appeal 3335500 at 60 Linden Road, Gillingham, ME7 2PH (Medway Council) was dismissed on 24 October 2024 by Inspector King T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the bedrooms and facilities within the premises affords all the various occupiers a satisfactory standard of accommodation.

Without the benefit of planning permission, the conversion and change of use of the residential dwelling (C3) on the Land to a nine person House of Multiple Occupation (HMO) (sui generis)

Authority
Medway Council
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
King T
Postcode
ME7 2PH

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the bedrooms and facilities within the premises affords all the various occupiers a satisfactory standard of accommodation
  • the use's effect on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers
  • the effect on the character of the surrounding area

What decided it

The appellants failed to rebut the Council's allegation that the property was in use as a large HMO with seven or more persons, and the use would cause harm to the standard of accommodation for residents and to the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy H7Policy BNE2Policy B7
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 135

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