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Dismissed9 July 20243337175

68 Gracedieu Road, Loughborough, LE11 4QG

Planning appeal 3337175 at 68 Gracedieu Road, Loughborough, LE11 4QG (Charnwood Borough Council) was dismissed on 9 July 2024 by Inspector Westbrook J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed change of use on the social character of the area.

a change of use from dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to HMO (Use Class C4), with associated off-street parking and dropped kerb

Authority
Charnwood Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Westbrook J
Postcode
LE11 4QG

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposed change of use on the social character of the area

What decided it

The addition of a further HMO to an area already at the 20% concentration threshold, combined with the draft Local Plan's reduced 10% threshold indicating increased concern about oversaturation, would be harmful to the social character and balance of the local community.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy CS4Policy H7
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 5

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