Cllr. Elaine Hills

BH2021/04346 – 22 Hanover Terrace

2^nd January 2022:

Stance: Customer objects to the Planning Application

Comment Reasons:

· Adversely affects Conservation Area

· Overdevelopment

Comment: As a ward councillor as well as resident of Hanover Terrace, I wish to oppose this application; I do not see any benefit to the local community and only drawbacks.

I believe the site is being overdeveloped by the addition of a basement. Properties in the street generally have 2-3 bedrooms and adding an extra storey will mean this property will be configured to have 6, and thus the number of occupants will exceed what would be expected for a house of this size.

Residents living nearby have in the past expressed concerns about the noise levels and amount of waste generated by those living on the current site.

Increasing the number of occupants is likely to exacerbate these problems.

Approving this application would set an unwelcome precedent as other HMO owners in the area may decide to carry out similar works, if this is allowed to go ahead.