®Planning appeal decision
78 Acton Street, Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, TS1 3NA
Planning appeal 3365937 at 78 Acton Street, Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, TS1 3NA (Middlesbrough Council *) was allowed on 23 July 2025 by Inspector Caines A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the development would provide an acceptable standard of accommodation for its occupiers in terms of privacy, outlook, and garden space.
change of use from a two-bedroom terraced house into a three-bedroom House in Multiple Occupation (HMO)
- Authority
- Middlesbrough Council *
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Caines A
- Postcode
- TS1 3NA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the development would provide an acceptable standard of accommodation for its occupiers in terms of privacy, outlook, and garden space
What decided it
The quiet, one-way residential character of Acton Street and the availability of communal living spaces, combined with standard privacy measures such as blinds and net curtains, provided adequate mitigation for the front-facing bedroom arrangement.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DC1 of the Middlesbrough Core Strategy (2008)
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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