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Dismissed9 July 20253362713

25 Crown Street, Derby, DE22 3UR

Planning appeal 3362713 at 25 Crown Street, Derby, DE22 3UR (Derby City Council) was dismissed on 9 July 2025 by Inspector Spataru A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would provide acceptable living conditions for the future occupants with regard to outlook, daylight and privacy.

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
Postcode
DE22 3UR

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

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy H13 of the City of Derby Local Plan Review
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 135

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