®Planning appeal decision
68 Nunthorpe Road , York , North Yorkshire , YO23 1BQ
Planning appeal 3365126 at 68 Nunthorpe Road , York , North Yorkshire , YO23 1BQ (City of York Council) was dismissed on 22 August 2025 by Inspector Cowley R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would provide adequate living conditions for future occupiers, with particular regard to internal and external layout and space provision.
conversion of existing 6 bed dwelling into 5 bed HMO
- Authority
- City of York Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Cowley R
- Postcode
- YO23 1BQ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would provide adequate living conditions for future occupiers, with particular regard to internal and external layout and space provision
What decided it
The inadequate internal and external layout and space provision for 5 unrelated occupants, particularly the poor outlook of the lounge, inconvenient shower access, and constrained external amenity space, conflicts with Policies D1, H8 and T1 of the adopted Local Plan.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy D1Policy H8Policy T1
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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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.