®Planning appeal decision
101 SOUTH ROAD, WATERLOO, LIVERPOOL, MERSEYSIDE, L22 0LS
retention of ground floor Class E use at front of premises; change of use of the rear part of the ground floor and the whole of the 1st and 2nd floors to form a 7 bedroom [7 person] sui generis HMO; removal of flat roof above rear yard to create outdoor amenity space; refuse storage for both the Class E unit and HMO; cycle storage in basement; with consequential minor external alterations to windows and doors
- Authority
- Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Hughes L
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of future occupiers, with regard to external amenity space
What decided it
The fallback position of the approved 5-bedroom HMO with no external amenity space meant that the proposed scheme, despite providing less outdoor space than the 2023 SPD standard, would result in a better overall outcome for future occupiers and therefore acceptable reduced amenity provision.
Framework references: 135
Plan policies cited: Policy HC4
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