11/00713/F - Borough Council of King's Lynn & West Norfolk

Parish: King's Lynn
AGENDA ITEM NO: 8/3(g)
Proposal: Change of use from private dwelling to House of Multiple
Occupancy
Location: 94 Tennyson Road King's Lynn Norfolk PE30 5NG
Applicant: Mrs Debra Burgess-Lim
Case No: 11/00732/CU (Change of Use Application)
Case Officer: Mrs K Lawty
Tel: 01553 616403
Date for Determination:
30th June 2011
Reason for Referral to DCB – objection from Highways Authority which is at variance with
Officer recommendation.
Case Summary
The site comprises a two-storey end of terraced property, 94 Tennyson Road and
associated garden with detached garage and shed. It is the end of a row of large terraced
properties, sited at the corner of the junction with Avenue Road. The site is within an
established residential area and the property faces The Walks which is on the opposite side
of the road to the west. King’s Lynn Football Ground is to the south west.
Vehicular access to the site is from Avenue Road.
In planning policy terms the site is within the town of King’s Lynn and within the Built
Environment Type C. The Conservation Area boundary runs on the opposite side of the
road and includes the Walks, but the application site is outside the Conservation Area.
This application seeks full planning permission for the change of use of the property from a
private dwelling to a House in Multiple Occupation (HMO).
Key Issues
Principle of development
Impact upon neighbouring occupiers
Form and character
Highway implications
Other material considerations
Recommendation
APPROVE
THE APPLICATION
The application proposes the change of use of the existing property from a single
dwellinghouse to a House in Multiple Occupation (HMO). Currently the property has five
bedrooms and the application proposes a revised internal layout which would result in seven
separate bedrooms with a communal living room, two communal kitchens (one on each
11/00732/CU Development Control Board
25 July 2011
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