Planning appeal decision
80 Blantyre Road, Liverpool, L15 3HT
Planning appeal 3301956 at 80 Blantyre Road, Liverpool, L15 3HT (Liverpool City Council) was dismissed on 18 April 2023 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 was well-founded.
the use of the property as a Class C4 House in Multiple Occupation (HMO)
- Authority
- Liverpool City Council
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Moore D
- Postcode
- L15 3HT
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the Council's refusal to grant a certificate of lawful use or development was well-founded
What decided it
The appellant failed to provide sufficiently detailed and precise evidence, including sworn statements from occupiers and supporting documentation relating to occupancy prior to 18 April 2018, to discharge the burden of proof on the balance of probabilities.
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