Planning appeal decision
2A Blackboy Road, Exeter, Devon, EX4 6SG
Planning appeal 3299304 at 2A Blackboy Road, Exeter, Devon, EX4 6SG (Exeter City Council) was dismissed on 24 October 2022 by Inspector Moore D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's refusal to grant a certificate of lawful use or development for C4 Small House in Multiple Occupation was well-founded.
C4 Small House in Multiple Occupation
- Authority
- Exeter City Council
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Moore D
- Postcode
- EX4 6SG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the Council's refusal to grant a certificate of lawful use or development for C4 Small House in Multiple Occupation was well-founded
What decided it
The significant gap in occupancy between November 2018 and August 2019 constituted a break in continuous residential use that prevented the appellant from establishing the ten-year immunity period required under section 171B(3) of the 1990 Act.
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