®Planning appeal decision
51 Westridge Road, Southampton, SO17 2HP
Planning appeal 3291477 at 51 Westridge Road, Southampton, SO17 2HP (Southampton City Council) was dismissed on 8 August 2022 by Inspector Hocking P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's decision to refuse a certificate of lawfulness for the proposed conversion of the building to two studio flats is well founded.
conversion to 2 no. studio flats
- Authority
- Southampton City Council
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Hocking P
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the Council's decision to refuse a certificate of lawfulness for the proposed conversion of the building to two studio flats is well founded
What decided it
The absence of a successful prior approval process for permitted development rights and lack of evidence of four years' continuous residential use meant the appellant could not demonstrate lawfulness of the conversion.
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