Planning appeal decision
2 Oakbank Road, Liverpool, L18 1HS
Planning appeal 3292192 at 2 Oakbank Road, Liverpool, L18 1HS (Liverpool City Council) was allowed on 17 November 2022 by Inspector Wharton T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the property had been occupied as a Class C4 HMO before 17 June 2021 when the Article 4 Direction was issued.
an existing HMO usage for 5 people
- Authority
- Liverpool City Council
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Wharton T
- Postcode
- L18 1HS
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the property had been occupied as a Class C4 HMO before 17 June 2021 when the Article 4 Direction was issued
What decided it
The evidence, including signed Assured Tenancy Agreements and HMO licensing records, demonstrated on the balance of probabilities that the property was in use as a Class C4 HMO before 17 June 2021 when the Article 4 Direction was issued.
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