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Split Decision9 June 20223286096

82 Brighton Road, Reading, RG6 1PS

Planning appeal 3286096 at 82 Brighton Road, Reading, RG6 1PS (Reading Borough Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 9 June 2022 by Inspector G F Self, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the use of the property as a house in multiple occupation has been carried on for long enough and with sufficient continuity to gain immunity from enforcement and become lawful.

Use of the property as a house in multiple occupation by four persons

Authority
Reading Borough Council
Appeal type
ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
G F Self
Postcode
RG6 1PS

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the use of the property as a house in multiple occupation has been carried on for long enough and with sufficient continuity to gain immunity from enforcement and become lawful

What decided it

The length of time the use as a four-person HMO had been carried on without enforcement action before the application date was sufficient to render it lawful, whereas the evidence did not support continuous five-person occupancy.

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