®Planning appeal decision
Dismissed25 January 20223277983
64 Square Lane, Burscough, Ormskirk, L40 7RQ
use of premises as a home for up to four children or young people with up to two full-time carers working on a rota basis, sleeping overnight
- Authority
- West Lancashire District Council
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- community-institutional · Change of use
- Inspector
- Savage M
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, turning on whether there would be a material change of use from the lawful use as a single dwellinghouse falling within Class C3 to the proposed use as a home for up to four children or young people
What decided it
The significantly greater vehicle movements and associated comings and goings generated by the proposed use, including care workers, tutors, social workers, and family visitors, combined with inadequate on-site parking and potential highway safety impacts, demonstrated a material change of use from C3 to C2.
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.