®Planning appeal decision
Dismissed24 November 20253372675
21 Derby Road, Salford, M6 5YD
the change of use from existing C3 dwellinghouse to C4 HMO
- Authority
- Salford City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Rafiq F
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would provide satisfactory accommodation for its future occupants with regard to communal living, kitchen and dining space
- The effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of the occupiers of neighbouring properties with regard to noise and disturbance
- The effect of the proposed development on the character of the area with reference to community stability and social cohesion
What decided it
The proposed development would fail to provide adequately sized communal living, kitchen and dining space for future occupants, contrary to Policies F3, HH1 and D5 of the Local Plan and Paragraph 135 of the NPPF.
Framework references: 135
Plan policies cited: Policy F3, Policy HH1, Policy D5, Policy H1, Policy H10, Houses in Multiple Occupation SPD
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