Decision

Proposal: Change of use from former nursing home (Use Class C2) to large HMO comprising 13 non-self-contained rooms with ancillary kitchen and communal accommodation (Sui Generis) together with 5 non-self-contained rooms with ancillary kitchen and dining accommodation at lower ground floor (C4 Use Class)

RESOLOVED

Planning permission be granted subject to the following conditions:

1. The development hereby permitted shall begin before the expiry of three years from the date of this permission.

REASON: In accordance with Section 91 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 as amended by Section 51 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004.

1. The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the application form and the following approved plans/documents:

Date Received

Drawing/reference number

Description

31 Jul 2026

DWL 05A

Proposed Floor Plans

31 Jul 2026

DWL 06

Proposed Block Plan

31 Jul 2026

DWL 08

Site Location Plan

31 Jul 2026

DWL 11

Proposed Elevations

31 Jul 2026

DWL 12

Existing & Proposed Internal Elevations

15 Sep 2026

DWL 03A

Proposed Lower Ground Floor Plan

REASON: In order to ensure compliance with the approved drawings.

1. Prior to the first occupation of any part of the building subject to this permission, the refuse, recycling and secure cycle storage shall be installed and available for use in accordance with details shown on the hereby approved Proposed Block Plan referenced DWL06. Once installed, the refuse, recycling and cycle storage and shall be maintained and retained for the lifetime of the development.

REASON: In the interest of ensuring that the facilities are available for future occupiers from first occupation, and in the interest of residential amenity, highway safety and sustainable travel. 

1. Prior to the first occupation of rooms 12,13 and 14 as identified on the hereby approved Proposed Floor Plans referenced DWL 05A, a new rooflight to serve each of those rooms shall be installed in accordance with the details on the hereby approved Proposed Elevations referenced DWL 11 and Internal Elevations referenced DWL 12 and thereafter retained for the lifetime of the development.

REASON: In the interest of ensuring that the relevant rooms receive adequate natural light for the benefit of its future occupiers.

1. The development, including all external areas shall be implemented, maintained and thereafter operated in accordance with the hereby approved Dunmore Management Plan dated November 2025.

REASON: In the interest of mitigating the development’s impact on residential amenity of neighbouring properties and to ensure that the site is maintained to a high standard in the interest of maintain the character and appearance of the local area.

1. Prior to occupation, the carbon-reduction measures identified in the Sustainability and Energy Statement by Mach Group, reference 3267 Rev 00 dated 6 May 2025, shall be installed and made operational. Those measures shall thereafter be retained and maintained for the lifetime of the development.

REASON: In the interest of ensuring that the development delivers appropriate carbon reduction measures.

1. The works, including any demolition, vegetation clearance, timber treatment, under-felting and external lighting, shall proceed in accordance with the precautions and measures set out in the Ecology Technical Advice Note by Burton Reid Associates referenced BR1267 dated 9 September 2025.

REASON: To avoid harm to bats and nesting birds and to ensure that works proceed in accordance with the submitted ecological evidence and applicable species-protection legislation.

1. The biodiversity enhancements set out in the Ecology Technical Advice Note by Burton Reid Associates referenced BR1267 dated 9 September 2025 shall be implemented prior to the first occupation of any part of the building subject of this permission and thereafter maintained and retained for the lifetime of the development.

REASON: In the interest of ensuring that biodiversity enhancements are delivered in accordance with local plan policies.

1. Prior to first occupation of any part of the building subject to this permission, two electric vehicle charging point shall be installed at the site and shall be commissioned and available for use.  The charging point shall as a minimum be a 32A (7.3kW) Mode 3 unit and shall be maintained in good working order thereafter as specified by the manufacturer.

REASON: In the interest of carbon reduction and compliance with Local Plan policies.

1. Prior to the first occupation of bedroom 2b on the lower ground floor as identified on the hereby approved Proposed Lower Ground Floor Plan referenced DWL 03A, the existing external door serving the bedroom shall be fitted with clear glazing covering at least 0.85sqm of the door and shall thereafter be maintained and retained for the lifetime of the development.

REASON: In the interest of ensuring that the bedroom is served by an appropriate access to natural light for the benefit of its occupiers.