Planning appeal decision
71 Woodcroft Road, Liverpool, L15 2HG
Planning appeal 3298015 at 71 Woodcroft Road, Liverpool, L15 2HG (Liverpool City Council) was allowed on 22 November 2022 by Inspector Wharton T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal property had been in use as a Class C4 HMO prior to the issue of the Article 4 Direction on 17 June 2021.
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- Authority
- Liverpool City Council
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Wharton T
- Postcode
- L15 2HG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the appeal property had been in use as a Class C4 HMO prior to the issue of the Article 4 Direction on 17 June 2021
What decided it
The appellant's evidence, comprising tenancy agreements, Council Tax correspondence, and a Statutory Declaration, demonstrated on the balance of probability that the property was in lawful Class C4 HMO use prior to the Article 4 Direction being issued on 17 June 2021, and the LPA's evidence did not convincingly contradict this.
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