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Allowed28 January 20223282688

2 Sefton Avenue, Beeston, Leeds, LS11 7BA

Planning appeal 3282688 at 2 Sefton Avenue, Beeston, Leeds, LS11 7BA (Leeds City Council) was allowed on 28 January 2022 by Inspector Wharton T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether there is sufficient precise and unambiguous evidence to demonstrate that the ground, first and second floors were in use as a Class C4 HMO prior to 10 February 2012 and continuously thereafter until the date of the LDC application.

Use as a dwellinghouse as a House in Multiple Occupation (C4) to ground first and second floors and self-contained flat to basement

Authority
Leeds City Council
Appeal type
ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Wharton T
Postcode
LS11 7BA

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether there is sufficient precise and unambiguous evidence to demonstrate that the ground, first and second floors were in use as a Class C4 HMO prior to 10 February 2012 and continuously thereafter until the date of the LDC application
  • Whether there is sufficient precise and unambiguous evidence to demonstrate that the basement flat has been used continuously as a self-contained dwelling for a period of 4 years prior to the date of the LDC application

What decided it

For the HMO use, the lack of precise and unambiguous evidence that the property was occupied as a true Class C4 HMO prior to 10 February 2012; for the basement flat, the corroborated evidence of continuous occupation as a self-contained dwelling for more than 4 years prior to the application date.

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