®Planning appeal decision
Black Dad Farm, Ashworth Road, Heywood, OL11 5UW
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)
- Authority
- Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Cullen F
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.
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.