®Planning appeal decision
71 Albion Street, Wallasey, CH45 9JQ
change of use of the property to a 13-bedroom HMO (Sui Generis Use) and provision for off-street car parking, cycle and bin stores. Also includes removal of external staircase and insertion of window to replace the existing door leading onto the external staircase. Conversion of garage as habitable accommodation including a new door, window and roof. Reinstatement of windows to the basement apertures and reduction to height of existing lightwells
- Authority
- Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Smith J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development on the living conditions of the future occupier of bedroom 6, with specific regard to noise, outlook and light
What decided it
The internal porch with dual doors providing acoustic separation from the communal kitchen, combined with limited staggered usage patterns and adequate natural light sources, ensures the future occupant of bedroom 6 would not experience unacceptable living conditions.
Plan policies cited: Policy WD7
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