124 Bevois Valley Road, Southampton, SO14 0JZ

a change of use to serviced accommodation for a temporary period of three years

Authority: Southampton
Appeal type: Planning
Procedure: Written
Development: other
Postcode: SO14 0JZ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the change of use on the housing supply for the city of Southampton

What decided it

The temporary loss of six residential units for three years clearly outweighs the benefits of serviced accommodation use, given the acute housing shortage and the policy imperative to retain dwellings under Policy H6.

The benefits of serviced accommodation use were outweighed by the loss of six residential units in a city with a 2.85-year housing land supply and over 8,000 housing waiting list applicants, particularly for 1-bed dwellings

Plan policies cited: Policy CS4 of the Council's Core Strategy Partial Review 2015, Policy H6 of the City of Southampton Local Plan Review: Second Revision 2015

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