®Planning appeal decision
5 Westcotes Drive, Leicester, LE3 0QT
Planning appeal 3374435 at 5 Westcotes Drive, Leicester, LE3 0QT (Leicester City Council) was allowed on 16 December 2025 by Inspector Mee K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupiers, with particular regard to the provision of communal space.
the “conversion of 6 rooms HMO into 7 rooms 7 persons HMO”
- Authority
- Leicester City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Mee K
- Postcode
- LE3 0QT
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupiers, with particular regard to the provision of communal space
What decided it
The kitchen/dining space and bedroom sizes were found to provide acceptable living conditions and sufficient communal space for 7 occupiers, satisfying the requirements of Policy CS3 and NPPF paragraph 135.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS3
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 135
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.
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