Planning appeal decision
11 Cretan Road, Liverpool, L15 0HR
Planning appeal 3289727 at 11 Cretan Road, Liverpool, L15 0HR (Liverpool City Council) was allowed on 28 March 2022 by Inspector Moore D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's refusal to grant a lawful development certificate was well-founded.
a small HMO (Use Class C4)
- Authority
- Liverpool City Council
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Moore D
- Postcode
- L15 0HR
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the Council's refusal to grant a lawful development certificate was well-founded
What decided it
The material change of use to a small HMO was established by the combination of the property purchase, contractual arrangement with Luxury Student Homes, tenancy agreement, and completion of physical works by 28 May 2021, all prior to the Article 4 Direction coming into force on 17 June 2021.
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