Planning appeal decision
107 Minstead Road, Erdington, Birmingham, B24 8PR
Planning appeal 3295884 at 107 Minstead Road, Erdington, Birmingham, B24 8PR (Birmingham City Council) was dismissed on 22 July 2022 by Inspector Boffin D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's decision to refuse to grant a certificate of lawful use or development was well-founded.
self-contained living unit in Annex attached to 107 Minstead Road
- Authority
- Birmingham City Council
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Boffin D
- Postcode
- B24 8PR
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the Council's decision to refuse to grant a certificate of lawful use or development was well-founded
What decided it
The appellant failed to provide sufficiently precise and unambiguous evidence to demonstrate on the balance of probabilities that the change of use to a self-contained studio flat began on or before 10 November 2017 and continued for at least four years thereafter without significant interruption.
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