25 Crown Street, Derby, DE22 3UR

Change of use from C3 dwellinghouse to C4 small (6-bed) HMO

Authority: Derby City Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Change of use
Inspector: Spataru A

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the proposal would provide acceptable living conditions for the future occupants with regard to outlook, daylight and privacy

What decided it

The unacceptable living conditions for future occupants, particularly regarding inadequate daylight, outlook and privacy, could not be outweighed by the modest housing benefits in the context of the Council's housing land supply shortfall.

the adverse impacts of the proposal with regard to the living conditions of the future occupiers would significantly and demonstrably outweigh any modest benefits from delivering a single HMO, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development does not apply

Framework references: 11, 135

Plan policies cited: Policy H13 of the City of Derby Local Plan Review

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