Planning appeal decision
12 The Hallgarth, Durham, DH1 3BJ
Planning appeal 3337793 at 12 The Hallgarth, Durham, DH1 3BJ (Durham County Council) was allowed on 25 June 2024 by Inspector Storey P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on housing mix.
change of use from C3 dwelling to C4 small HMO
- Authority
- Durham County Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Storey P
- Postcode
- DH1 3BJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on housing mix
What decided it
The appeal site appears as an isolated Class C3 dwelling in an area where the housing mix is already unbalanced towards HMO tenure, such that the addition of one further HMO would not further unbalance the community and would accord with Policy 16 of the County Durham Plan.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 16 of the County Durham Plan – Adopted 2020
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 56
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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