®Planning appeal decision
25 Edward Way, Surrey, Ashford, TW15 3AY
Internal alterations to facilitate the Change of use from C4 (6 bed HMO) to Sui Generis (7 Bed HMO)
- Authority
- Spelthorne Borough Council
- Appeal type
- Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- residential
- Postcode
- TW15 3AY
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development would provide an acceptable standard of accommodation for future occupants, with regard to the provision of communal space, outlook, odour and parking
- the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of the occupants of adjoining properties, with particular reference to refuse storage, and noise and disturbance
What decided it
The adoption of the Spelthorne Local Plan 2024 and the Managing the Development of Houses in Multiple Occupation SPG, which explicitly reference standards allowing HMOs of 6-10 people to have no additional communal living space beyond a shared kitchen-diner where bedrooms exceed 8.5sqm, represented a material change in policy context supporting approval.
Plan policies cited: Policy PS2, Policy H1
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