®Planning appeal decision
Allowed27 January 20253353312
6 sixth avenue, Bristol, Avon, BS7 0LT
a single storey rear extension along with loft conversion and rear dormer to facilitate a change of use from Small HMO (C4) to a Large HMO (Sui Generis) for up to 7 people
- Authority
- South Gloucestershire Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Phillips B
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed change of use on the achievement of balanced communities and the living conditions of the occupiers of nearby properties, with regard to privacy, noise and disturbance
- the effect of the proposal on highway safety and the surrounding road network
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The property is already a licensed HMO so no loss of C3 housing occurs, the limited increase in occupiers would not cause unacceptable harm to neighbours' living conditions, and the approved certificate of lawfulness for the dormer provides a substantial fallback position.
Plan policies cited: PSP8, PSP39, PSP16, PSP38
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