Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council Council Online Planning - Decision Notice Summary

Planning Application Number:	RB2023/0572
Site Address:	4 Co-operative Street Wath-upon-Dearne 0004
Description:	Change of use from 6No bedroomed HMO to 7No. Bedroomed HMO
Officer Recommendation:	REFUSED
Officer Recommendation Date:	13 July 2023
Decision Date:	13 July 2023
Decision Type:	REFUSED
Temporary Expiry Date:
Decision Level/Committee:	Delegated (Part 2A)
Conditions / Reason for Refusal:	01 The Council considers that the additional bedroom would be served from a single high level rooflight window which is considered to have a restricted outlook, and consequently suffers from a poor standard of amenity. The proposal would be contrary to paragraph 127 (f) of the NPPF which requires development to have a high standard of amenity for existing and future occupants and Rotherham adopted Local Plan Policy SP55 ‘Design Principles’. POSITIVE AND PROACTIVE STATEMENT The applicant did not enter into any pre application discussions with the Local Planning Authority. Discussions during the determination of the application have not identified any that it is not possible to support a scheme of this nature and there are no amendments possible to make it acceptable. It was not considered to be in accordance with the principles of the National Planning Policy Framework and resulted in this refusal.