®Planning appeal decision
Dismissed22 October 20253370217
12 Birklands Road, SHIPLEY, BD18 3BY
the change of use from a single dwelling to a 7 bed House in Multiple Occupation (HMO)
- Authority
- City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Heron E
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether future occupiers would experience acceptable living conditions with particular regard to outlook, daylight and communal facilities
- the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers with particular regard to noise and disturbance
- the effect of the proposal on highway safety with particular regard to parking
What decided it
The combination of poor outlook and daylight for basement occupiers and the harmful effect on highway safety from the absence of car parking in an area with restricted parking controls outweighed the benefits of housing delivery.
Framework references: 116
Plan policies cited: Policy DS5, Policy HO9, Policy TR2, Policy DS4
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