®Planning appeal decision
17 Petersfield Avenue, SLOUGH, SL2 5DY
Change of use from a 6 room HMO into an 7 room HMO (Sui Generis Use)
- Authority
- Slough Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Cahalane R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed use accords with the development strategy for the area, with regard to the supply of family accommodation
- whether the proposed use has an intensity that is appropriate to the character of the area and the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers
- the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of future occupiers, with regard to noise, disturbance and garden space provision
What decided it
The conflict with Core Policy 4 regarding the loss of potential family accommodation, combined with the failure to provide satisfactory living conditions for the future occupier of the proposed bedroom adjacent the communal kitchen, meant the proposal conflicted with the development plan as a whole.
The benefits of providing one additional low-cost single room did not outweigh the harm arising from the loss of potential family accommodation and the adverse living conditions for the future occupier of the bedroom adjacent the communal kitchen.
Plan policies cited: Core Policy 4, Core Policy 3, Core Policy 8, Saved Policy H20 a), Saved Policy H20 c), Saved Policy H20 d)
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.