®Planning appeal decision
52 Vicarage Avenue, Derby, DE23 6TP
Planning appeal 3345557 at 52 Vicarage Avenue, Derby, DE23 6TP (Derby City Council) was dismissed on 18 November 2024 by Inspector Bromley N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the accommodation provides satisfactory living conditions for existing and future occupiers, with regard to the provision of internal living space, outlook, natural light, and privacy.
Change of use from a six bedroom (six occupant) house in multiple occupation (UseClassC4) to a seven bedroom (eight occupant) house in multiple occupation (Sui Generis) without complying with conditions attached to planning permission Ref 23/00246/FUL, dated 13 April 2023
- Authority
- Derby City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Bromley N
- Postcode
- DE23 6TP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the accommodation provides satisfactory living conditions for existing and future occupiers, with regard to the provision of internal living space, outlook, natural light, and privacy
- the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of the neighbouring occupiers of 50 Vicarage Avenue, with particular regard to privacy
What decided it
The failure to provide satisfactory living conditions for existing and future occupiers, particularly the poor outlook, inadequate natural light, and insufficient privacy of the additional bedroom, combined with the loss of communal lounge space, carried significant weight against the scheme and outweighed the housing supply benefits.
The benefits of providing an additional bedroom to meet identified demand and contribute to housing supply were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the adverse impacts of failing to provide acceptable living conditions for existing and future occupiers of the building.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy H13 of the City of Derby Local Plan Review 2006Policy GD5 of the City of Derby Local Plan Review 2006
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11
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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