®Planning appeal decision
10 Hollies Walk, Wootton, BEDFORD, MK43 9LB
the use of the property as a private dwellinghouse for use class C3(b) for up to a group of four adults living together as a single household within non-residential staff to supervise the residents on a 24-hour shift system
- Authority
- Bedford Borough Council
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Hartley D
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 with regard to whether the use of the property for up to a group of four adults living together as a single household with non-residential staff to supervise the residents on a 24-hour shift system would fall within use class C3(b) of the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987 (as amended) and would not amount to development requiring planning permission
What decided it
The degree of care and support required by the residents over a 24-hour shift period, combined with the non-residential status of care staff, means the proposed use would not involve a proper functioning of a single household and therefore falls within Use Class C2 rather than C3(b).
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.