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Dismissed7 October 20266015491

41 Well Street, Exeter, EX4 6QQ

Planning appeal 6015491 at 41 Well Street, Exeter, EX4 6QQ (Exeter) was dismissed on 7 October 2026, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the site is a suitable location for the proposed change of use, having regard to development plan policy.

change of use from dwellinghouse (C3 use) to house in multiple occupation (C4 use)

Authority
Exeter
Appeal type
Planning
Procedure
Written Part 1
Development
residential
Postcode
EX4 6QQ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the site is a suitable location for the proposed change of use, having regard to development plan policy
  • the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of nearby occupiers with particular regard to noise, disturbance, parking pressures, and waste disposal

What decided it

The identified locational harm arising from conflict with development plan policy on HMO concentration and community balance was not outweighed by the absence of harm to living conditions of nearby occupiers.

the absence of harm to the living conditions of nearby occupiers was not outweighed by the identified locational harm, resulting in conflict with the development plan as a whole

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
LP Policy H5NP Policy C1LP Policy DG4Policy DP3 of the National Planning Policy Framework

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