®Planning appeal decision
18 Brailsford Road, Nottingham, NG7 2JU
change of use from C3 dwelling house to C4 small HMO (3 bedrooms, up to 3 residents), with associated internal alterations and fire safety measures
- Authority
- Nottingham City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Bartle L
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the creation and maintenance of balanced, sustainable and mixed communities
- the effect of the development on neighbouring occupiers' living conditions, with particular regard to nuisance, noise and disturbance
- whether the site is a suitable location for the proposed development with regard to flood risk
What decided it
The proposal's contribution to an over-concentration of HMOs in an area already at 44.7% HMO/student accommodation use, combined with the absence of a Flood Risk Assessment and failure to demonstrate safe flood escape routes, rendered the development in conflict with the development plan.
Framework references: 181
Plan policies cited: Policy HO6, Policy HO1, Policy 8 of the Aligned Core Strategies Part 1 Local Plan, Policy 10 of the Aligned Core Strategies Part 1 Local Plan, Policy DE1, Policy DE2, Policy IN2, Policy 1 of the Aligned Core Strategies Part 1 Local Plan, Policy CC3
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.