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Dismissed7 April 20266003664

9 Drummond Road, Ilkeston, Derbyshire, DE7 5HA

Planning appeal 6003664 at 9 Drummond Road, Ilkeston, Derbyshire, DE7 5HA (Erewash Borough Council) was dismissed on 7 April 2026 by Inspector Harris-Watkins D, 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 reference to the provision of communal kitchen and dining facilities.

proposed change of use from 6-bed HMO (Class C4) to a 7-bed HMO (Sui Generis)

Authority
Erewash Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Harris-Watkins D
Postcode
DE7 5HA

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the proposed development would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupiers, with particular reference to the provision of communal kitchen and dining facilities

What decided it

The insufficient provision of communal kitchen and dining facilities would result in unacceptable living conditions for future occupants in conflict with Policy H12.

Even if paragraph 11(d) of the NPPF was engaged, the adverse impacts of granting planning permission would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits, and the presumption in favour of sustainable development would not apply.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy H12 – Quality and Design of the Erewash Borough Saved Policies Document 2008
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11

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