®Planning appeal decision
120 Osmaston Road, DERBY, DE1 2RF
the change of use from offices (Use Class E(g)) to a 12 studio (20 Person) house of multiple occupation (Sui Generis)
- Authority
- Derby City Council
- Appeal type
- Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- residential
- Postcode
- DE1 2RF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would provide a suitable standard of living conditions for future occupiers, with regard to communal facilities, disturbance and privacy
What decided it
The inadequate size of communal kitchen facilities and absence of other shared space, combined with poor privacy and disturbance issues for one studio, would result in unacceptable living conditions that significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of housing supply even under the tilted balance.
The adverse impacts of unacceptable living conditions, carrying significant weight, significantly and demonstrably outweigh the moderate benefits of housing supply and city centre regeneration, when assessed against the policies in the Framework taken as a whole
Framework references: 11, 135, 139
Plan policies cited: Policy CP3, Policy CP4, Policy GD5, Policy H13
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.