®Planning appeal decision
Dismissed10 September 20253364255
Grainger Hotel, 1 - 3 Graingerville North, Westgate Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE4 6UJ
the change of use of hotel (Use Class C1) to house of multiple occupation (HMO) (Sui Generis)
- Authority
- Newcastle Upon Tyne City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Robbie K
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed use on the living conditions of the occupiers of neighbouring properties with particular regard to noise and disturbance
- Whether the proposed use would provide future occupiers with adequate living conditions with particular regard to noise, outlook, light and privacy
- Whether or not the appeal proposal would lead to an over-concentration of shared accommodation in the local area
What decided it
The proposal would cause unacceptable harm to the living conditions of both existing neighbouring occupiers and future HMO occupiers through noise, disturbance, inadequate internal accommodation, and privacy loss, contrary to development plan policies DM23, DM24, CS11 and SC1.
Plan policies cited: Policy DM23, Policy DM24, Policy CS11, Policy CS9, Policy SC1
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