®Planning appeal decision
59 Crescent Road, Middlesbrough, TS1 4QP
Planning appeal 3306250 at 59 Crescent Road, Middlesbrough, TS1 4QP (Middlesbrough Council *) was allowed on 20 March 2023 by Inspector Wharton T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the use of the property as 3 self-contained flats occupied by students constitutes a Class C3 residential use or a Sui Generis student accommodation use, and therefore whether the 4-year or 10-year immunity period applies.
the use of the property as 3 self-contained flats
- Authority
- Middlesbrough Council *
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Wharton T
- Postcode
- TS1 4QP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the use of the property as 3 self-contained flats occupied by students constitutes a Class C3 residential use or a Sui Generis student accommodation use, and therefore whether the 4-year or 10-year immunity period applies
What decided it
The appeal property comprises 3 separate self-contained flats with all characteristics of dwellinghouses and no specific facilities associated with Sui Generis student accommodation, therefore falling within Class C3 residential use with a 4-year immunity period.
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