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Search the Public Notice PortalTwo new homes of multiple occupation (HMOs) will be created in two neighbouring Yeovil properties following a successful appeal.
Mark Hayhurst, of Hayhurst Estates Ltd, applied in March to convert 27 and 29 Lyde Road into HMOs, allowing up to 12 people to live across the two sites.
Somerset Council refused permission in late-April, objecting primarily to the installation of dormer windows on proposed extensions to the two properties.
The Planning Inspectorate has now overturned this decision, arguing that there was "no substantive evidence" on which planning permission could be refused.
27 and 29 Lyde Road are both two-storey terraced properties at the southern end of the busy street, a short distance north of the junction with the A30 Sherborne Road and a short walk from Yeovil Pen Mill railway station.
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Lyde Road has double yellow lines on both sides, meaning the potential occupants will have to rely on walking, cycling or public transport to reach the nearby Aldi supermarket, the wider town centre, Yeovil Hospital or other public services.
Planning inspector Alison Fish visited the site on June 22 and published her decision shortly before the council's planning committee south met in Yeovil on Tuesday afternoon (September 15).
She said the proposed flat roof dormers would "not be dissimilar" to those at 17 and 21 Lyde Road, though she admitted this would "erode the character of the original roofs" and "result in a considerably bulky flat roof addition to each property".
She added: "The dormers by virtue of their scale, bulk and height would be dominant and unsympathetic additions to the dwellings.
"This would be harmful to the character and appearance of the host dwellings and the local area."
However, Ms Fish went on to concede that the dormers would not exceed the height of the main dwellings, and would be finished in the same materials as the rest of the properties.
She also said the the plans "would result in no greater overlooking or loss of privacy for existing residents", and would not lead to disruption for kerbside refusal collections.
She added: "The developer's fallback position would have the same effect on the character and appearance of the host dwellings."
A separate application for costs - whereby the developer asked the council to pay its legal fees - was dismissed.
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