®Planning appeal decision
8 Unity Street, BRISTOL, BS1 5HH
conversion of Use Class E offices into a Sui Generis HMO with associated alterations
- Authority
- Bristol City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Tucker A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal upon the special interest of the grade II listed building
- Whether the proposal would secure adequate living conditions for future occupiers and its effect on the use of the neighbouring buildings
- Whether the proposed access arrangements for refuse, recycling and cycle storage would be adequate
- Whether the proposed use would be appropriate taking into account the number of existing student bedspaces in the area
What decided it
The considerable harm to the special interest of the listed building from intensive HMO use and damage to historic fabric, combined with inadequate living conditions for future occupiers, inadequate cycle storage, and harmful concentration of student accommodation, outweighed the modest public benefits of new residential accommodation.
Framework references: 212, 215
Plan policies cited: Policy BCS22, Policy DM30, Policy DM31, Policy BCS21, Policy BCS23, Policy DM2, Policy DM35, Policy DM23, Policy BCS18, Policy DM32, Policy BCS15
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.