Planning appeal decision
88 West Bromwich Street, Walsall, WS1 4DB
Planning appeal 3276944 at 88 West Bromwich Street, Walsall, WS1 4DB (Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 1 February 2022 by Inspector Savage M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's decision to refuse to grant a certificate of lawful use or development was well-founded.
the change of use from dwellinghouse to 2 flats and office
- Authority
- Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Savage M
- Postcode
- WS1 4DB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the Council's decision to refuse to grant a certificate of lawful use or development was well-founded
What decided it
The appellant failed to demonstrate on the balance of probabilities that the material change of use to two flats began on or before 19 February 2017 and continued without significant interruption for at least 4 years, nor that the office use began on or before 19 February 2011 and continued without significant interruption for at least 10 years.
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