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Quashed On Legal Grounds1 August 20223289629

12 Monica Close, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD24 4GZ

Planning appeal 3289629 at 12 Monica Close, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD24 4GZ (Watford Borough Council) was decided (quashed on legal grounds) on 1 August 2022 by Inspector Watson S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the matters stated in the allegation of the enforcement notice have occurred, specifically whether seven self-contained units have been formed and whether there has been a material change of use to short term visitor accommodation.

the development of seven self - contained units to facilitate the material change of use of the property from a single dwellinghouse to multiple short term visitor accommodation (sui generis)

Authority
Watford Borough Council
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
other · Change of use
Inspector
Watson S
Postcode
WD24 4GZ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the matters stated in the allegation of the enforcement notice have occurred, specifically whether seven self-contained units have been formed and whether there has been a material change of use to short term visitor accommodation

What decided it

The rooms lacked proper cooking facilities (only microwaves, which are removable) and therefore did not meet the definition of self-contained units under the Housing Act 2004, and the evidence did not establish that all seven rooms were used as short-term visitor accommodation.

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