®Planning appeal decision
26 to 32 Castle Boulevard, Nottingham, NG7 1FL
‘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
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.
Framework references: 61
Plan policies cited: 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)
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.