Planning appeal decision
23-27 Lincoln Street, Leicester, LE2 0JU
Planning appeal 3340896 at 23-27 Lincoln Street, Leicester, LE2 0JU (Leicester City Council) was dismissed on 30 July 2024 by Inspector Wilson D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development provides adequate living conditions for future occupiers with regard to the provision of internal space.
retrospective change of use to C3 dwellings
- Authority
- Leicester City Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Wilson D
- Postcode
- LE2 0JU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development provides adequate living conditions for future occupiers with regard to the provision of internal space
What decided it
The inadequate internal floor space in nine of the proposed flats, particularly those significantly below NDSS standards, would not provide sufficient functional living conditions for future occupiers even accounting for the temporary nature of occupation.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy H07Policy PS10
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 135
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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