®Planning appeal decision
26 to 32 Castle Boulevard, Nottingham, NG7 1FL
Planning appeal 3364478 at 26 to 32 Castle Boulevard, Nottingham, NG7 1FL (Nottingham City Council) was dismissed on 31 July 2025 by Inspector Couper C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether or not the development has resulted in the loss of dwellinghouses suitable for family occupation, and its effect on the creation and maintenance of balanced communities.
‘retrospective pl anning application for the retention of the use of the 4 dwellings as Class C4 HMOs’
- Authority
- Nottingham City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Couper C
- Postcode
- NG7 1FL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether or not the development has resulted in the loss of dwellinghouses suitable for family occupation, and its effect on the creation and maintenance of balanced communities
- whether the occupants of the host properties experience appropriate living conditions, with particular regard to outlook, light, ventilation and disturbance
- the effect of the development on nearby occupiers' living conditions, with particular regard to noise, disturbance and the turnover of residents
What decided it
The significant over-concentration of HMOs already existing in the local area (34.7% against a 10% threshold) combined with the absence of robust evidence that these properties are unsuitable for family occupation or of local need for HMOs sufficient to outweigh the presumption against their change of use.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 8 of the Aligned Core Strategies Part 1 Local Plan (2014)Policy HO6 of the Nottingham Land and Planning Policies Local Plan Part 2 (2020)Policy HO1 of the Nottingham Land and Planning Policies Local Plan Part 2 (2020)Policy HO2 of the Nottingham Land and Planning Policies Local Plan Part 2 (2020)Policy 10 of the Aligned Core Strategies Part 1 Local Plan (2014)Policy DE1 of the Nottingham Land and Planning Policies Local Plan Part 2 (2020)Policy IN2 of the Nottingham Land and Planning Policies Local Plan Part 2 (2020)
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 61
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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