Planning appeal decision
51 St. Johns Wood Road, Ryde, PO33 1HL
Planning appeal 3295672 at 51 St. Johns Wood Road, Ryde, PO33 1HL (Isle of Wight Council) was dismissed on 23 June 2023 by Inspector Smith J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be permitted development under Class MA of the GPDO, with particular reference to whether the development has begun in advance of prior approval being sought and obtained.
the ‘change of use from offices (Class E) to 4 dwellings
- Authority
- Isle of Wight Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Smith J
- Postcode
- PO33 1HL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be permitted development under Class MA of the GPDO, with particular reference to whether the development has begun in advance of prior approval being sought and obtained
What decided it
The material change of use from office to residential had commenced through internal alterations undertaken before prior approval was sought or obtained, in breach of the mandatory conditions of Class MA of the GPDO.
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