21 Coventry Road, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 2GF

without planning permission, a) The material change of use of the Land to four flats; and b) The construction of a single storey rear extension

Authority: Southampton City Council
Appeal type: enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Change of use
Inspector: Buchanan R

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether each flat provides satisfactory internal and external living conditions for occupants, having regard to the size and quality of space
the effect of the four flats on housing mix and type
their effect on the living conditions of the occupants of nearby residential properties, having regard to noise and disturbance

What decided it

The four flats provide inadequate internal and external living conditions for occupants and result in an unjustified loss of a family home, with potential unacceptable harm to neighbouring residential amenity, such that the benefits do not outweigh the harm.

Plan policies cited: Policy SDP1, Policy SDP7, Policy SDP9, Policy CS16

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