An Inspector rejects nine Buckingham flats despite a 3.73-year housing land supply, citing unresolved servicing noise and loss of employment space.
Buckingham nine-flat appeal fails on employment and noise
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Change of Use News
A change of use question starts with understanding the lawful use of the land or building. These reports cover use classes, mixed uses and property conversion, including decisions about whether a claimed use ever began. A permission, a marketing description or a room layout may be relevant evidence, but they do not all answer the same planning question.For the background and current guidance, see our use class guide and changes of use through permitted development.
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Enfield children’s home appeal wins on C3-to-C2 test
An Enfield inspector says a two-child care home would not materially change a family house, but excludes an additional manager from the certificate.
York HMO appeal wins despite 18.87% street concentration
An Inspector allows York St John University to convert offices into a five-person HMO despite the council citing nearby HMO concentration.
Liverpool HMO lawful use upheld despite occupancy gaps
A Liverpool inspector has confirmed that established C4 HMO use need not be continuously occupied after an Article 4 Direction takes effect.
Westminster office-to-flat appeals win three homes
Two Westminster appeals have permitted three flats in a former house, despite policies protecting offices in central London’s commercial core.
Children’s home appeals win on C2 planning law
Two children’s-home lawful development appeals in Wolverhampton and Nottingham confirm that a switch from C3 to C2 does not automatically require planning permission.
York HMO appeal allows seventh occupant despite parking
A York Inspector allows a seven-person HMO despite a parking shortfall, limiting guidance designed primarily for family-house conversions.
Redbridge garage appeal permits Class E office
A Redbridge garage appeal approves two joined garages for a small office, despite concerns about parking, residential amenity and previous cycle conditions.
Bournemouth HMO appeal backs seventh occupant
An inspector has allowed a seventh occupant at a Bournemouth HMO, finding limited neighbourhood impact and accepting mitigation for protected heathland.
Manchester gaming centre appeal allows 24-hour opening
A Manchester gaming centre appeal allows 24-hour opening in a conservation area, with noise, security and management conditions replacing a proposed curfew.
Harrow enforcement appeal quashes three-flat notice
An Inspector has quashed a Harrow enforcement notice after finding insufficient evidence that a house and outbuilding had become three separate flats.
Dacorum HMO appeal allows C4 use but rejects door works
An Inspector has certified a six-person HMO change of use as lawful but rejected associated doors and internal works under permitted development rules.
Stoke HMO Article 4 approved for 23rd October start
Stoke-on-Trent has approved city-wide HMO Article 4 controls for 23rd October, but the executed Direction and statutory notice remain outstanding.
Oxford section 73 appeal wins over loss of two flats
An Oxford section 73 appeal succeeds after modernisation, heritage and energy benefits are found to justify the loss of two flats.
Surrey shipping container LDC wins after evidence rethink
A Surrey shipping container LDC succeeds after statutory declarations and aerial evidence prove 35 containers were used for storage for long enough.
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