®Planning appeal decision
Black Dad Farm, Ashworth Road, Heywood, OL11 5UW
Planning appeal 3299250 at Black Dad Farm, Ashworth Road, Heywood, OL11 5UW (Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 30 June 2023 by Inspector Cullen F, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed use for supported living for up to 6 persons (3 children and 3 staff) would fall within Use Class C3(b) and thus be excluded from the definition of development, or if not, whether the change of use would be materially different to the existing C3(a) use.
described as, ‘proposed change of use within permitted Use Class in line with GPDO - C3(a) to C3(b) - being a permanent home for child/ren in care supervised by permanent staff living on site with a maximum of three children/young persons and four adults (depending on specifics relevant to child/ren/young persons in need of accommodation at time of availability)
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Cullen F
- Postcode
- OL11 5UW
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed use for supported living for up to 6 persons (3 children and 3 staff) would fall within Use Class C3(b) and thus be excluded from the definition of development, or if not, whether the change of use would be materially different to the existing C3(a) use
What decided it
The proposal would constitute a change from Use Class C3(a) to C2 (not C3(b)) because the adult carers would work on rotating shifts and not permanently reside at the property, and the submitted information was too deficient to determine whether such a change would be material in planning terms.
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