Seven-bedroom HMO at 12 Cameley Green, Twerton, Bath

“The site is within a primarily residential area and falls within Bath World Heritage Site. The proposal is for a change of use of a 3 bedroom dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a 7 bedroom House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) (Sui Generis) with single storey rear extension, associated external and internal alterations, bin store and bike store.”

“Relevant Planning History: There is no relevant planning history on this site.”

“The proposed development is within the double-inscribed World Heritage Site that consists of the City of Bath and the Great Spa Towns of Europe UNESCO inscriptions. Therefore, consideration must be given to the impact proposals might have on their Outstanding Universal Value and associated attributes. In this instance, due to the nature and limited scale of the proposal, it will not result in harm to the Outstanding Universal Value of either World Heritage Site inscription.”

“Harm to amenity of neighbours due to noise and disturbance. Overdevelopment of property. The rooms as proposed, are predominantly, only marginally larger than the minimum standards. Layout could result in significant noise and disturbance to the neighbouring property's amenity due to drainage and a lounge and bathroom being adjacent to bedrooms next door. There is a lack of adequate information concerning this potential noise impact.”

“2nd comment: No objection, subject to conditions. The submitted noise assessment demonstrates that, with the proposed construction upgrades, there will be at least an 8dB exceedance of the baseline Building Regulations criteria (Approved Document E). As this comfortably exceeds what would be considered a good level of sound insulation at +5dB in this context of a 7-bed HMO with BISF construction next to a dwelling, I have no objection to the proposal.”

“Without further evidence being provided and to enable Environmental Protection to properly assess the risk of noise impact, I would suggest that the applicant be required to submit a site-specific acoustic assessment by a qualified acoustician. This should address the construction type and suitable mitigation measures to minimise the risk of an adverse impact.”

“OTHER MATTERS Third parties have advised that the property is identical in construction and layout to number 30 Shaws Way (25/01744/FUL), within the same local area, for which committee refused planning permission for change of use from a 3-bedroom dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a 6-bedroom House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) (Use Class C4) on the grounds of harm to amenity.”

“Noise mitigation measures (pre-occupation) Prior to the occupation of the property as a large scale House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) (Sui Generis), evidence, including photographs, that the proposed soundproofing measures, detailed in section 3 of the below submitted document and shown on the approved drawing below, have been installed shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.”

“Plans List (Compliance) The development/works hereby permitted shall only be implemented in accordance with the plans as set out in the plans list.”

“Bicycle and Refuse/Recycling Storage (Pre-occupation)”