April 2022: Appeal Dismissal – 39 Tennyson Road

21/04/2022

39 Tennyson Road – to turn a semi-detached HMO property into two flats

Planning Inspectorate Appeal dismissed. This was an Appeal over a SCC refused Planning Application to turn an HMO (student house) into two flats.

Dismissed on the main issues of the effect of the development having regard to:

1) the supply of family housing in the city

2) the provision of cycle parking facilities

3) the residential density of the proposals

4) protected areas of environmental sensitivity.

The supply of family housing i.e. loss of, is particularly important for HRA to bear in mind in relevant future cases