A homeowner has been refused planning permission to split a property into two because the size of the garden would not be appropriate. But the bid to turn a four-bedroom house into two flats should have been approved because a third of the people in the area live alone, it has been claimed.
Plans to convert the house into two-bedroom homes were rejected by council planners who argued the garden space would be too small. Objectors also claimed they would bring increased antisocial behaviour to the area.
But in a statement of appeal lodged with Scottish Ministers this week, applicant Andrew Wesley insisted the flats would have 50 square metres of rear garden space each, which is enough. And he said demand for one-bedroom housing should outweigh concerns about the gardens, EdinburghLive reports.
