199 York Road, SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, SS1 2RU

a change of use from dwellinghouse (Class C3) to 7-bed HMO (Sui Generis), remove chimneys, install solar panels, alter rear elevation and bin and cycle store to rear

Authority: Southend-on-Sea City Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Change of use
Inspector: Beloe C

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of future occupiers with respect to the size of the communal living space and access to bathroom facilities
the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of future occupiers with respect to daylight and outlook

What decided it

The proposed development would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupiers in respect of communal living space, bathroom facilities, daylight and outlook, in accordance with the development plan and Framework.

Framework references: 124, 135

Plan policies cited: Policy DM1, Policy DM3, Policy DM8, Policy DM2, Policy KP2, Policy CP4

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