®Planning appeal decision
52 Honiton Road, Southend-on-Sea, SS1 2RY
to change the use of a dwellinghouse (C3) to an 8-bed Sui generis HMO, erection of a flat roof rear dormer, insertion of two front roof lights, changes to the fenestration, removal of chimney and the provision of cycle and refuse storage on site
- 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 communal living space of 24.2 square metres is insufficient to meet the Essex Approved Code of Practice requirements for an 8-bed HMO and would not provide acceptable living conditions for future occupiers.
Framework references: 124, 135
Plan policies cited: Policy DM1, Policy DM3, Policy DM8, Policy KP2, Policy CP4
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