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Notice upheld26 October 20213271798

Land at 25 Cambridge Street, Leicester, LE3 0JQ

Planning appeal 3271798 at Land at 25 Cambridge Street, Leicester, LE3 0JQ (Leicester City Council) was dismissed on 26 October 2021 by Inspector Willows P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the matter stated in the enforcement notice constitutes a breach of planning control.

Unauthorised material change of use from residential flats (Class C3) to commercial short term let aparthotel

Authority
Leicester City Council
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
other · Change of use
Inspector
Willows P
Postcode
LE3 0JQ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the matter stated in the enforcement notice constitutes a breach of planning control

What decided it

The short-term letting of the units via a lettings website, with frequent stays of a week or less and constant turnover of occupiers causing significant noise and disturbance to neighbours, constituted a material change in the character of use from Class C3 dwellinghouses.

What the Inspector cited

Judgments
Sheila Moore v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government [2012] EWCA Civ 1202; Gravesham BC v SSE & O'Brien [1983] JPL 306

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