Planning appeal decision
42 Mount Street, Coventry, CV5 8DE
Planning appeal 3363578 at 42 Mount Street, Coventry, CV5 8DE (Coventry City Council) was dismissed on 3 July 2025 by Inspector Spataru A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on the living conditions of the occupiers of neighbouring properties with particular regard to noise and disturbance.
‘retrospective application for 4 x Air B&B Bedrooms (Sui Generis Use)’
- Authority
- Coventry City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Spataru A
- Postcode
- CV5 8DE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development on the living conditions of the occupiers of neighbouring properties with particular regard to noise and disturbance
What decided it
The inherent risk of noise and disturbance from the transient nature of short-term rental guests cannot be adequately mitigated by management measures, resulting in unacceptable harm to the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DS3
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 135
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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