Planning appeal decision
24 Woodcroft Road, Liverpool, L15 2HQ
Planning appeal 3342634 at 24 Woodcroft Road, Liverpool, L15 2HQ (Liverpool City Council) was allowed on 10 September 2024 by Inspector Hughes L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effects of the proposed development on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers with regard to noise and disturbance.
Change of Use from existing 6 bed HMO to a 7 bed Sui Generis HMO with proposed internal and external alterations
- Authority
- Liverpool City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Hughes L
- Postcode
- L15 2HQ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effects of the proposed development on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers with regard to noise and disturbance
- the living conditions of the occupiers of No 26 Woodcroft Road with regard to outlook and light and the occupiers of No 15 Bagot Street and 17 Bagot Street with regard to outlook and privacy
- the character and appearance of the host property
What decided it
The proposal would result in only a modest increase in occupancy of an already-established HMO use that would not generate materially different activity levels or unacceptable impacts on neighbouring living conditions, character and appearance, or local facilities.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy H7Policy H8Policy H10
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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