Planning appeal decision
148 Braemar Road, Manchester, M14 6PW
Planning appeal 3306956 at 148 Braemar Road, Manchester, M14 6PW (Manchester City Council) was dismissed on 13 February 2023 by Inspector Rogers B, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the use of the property as a small house in multiple occupation (Class C4) commenced more than ten years prior to 30 June 2022 and continued without significant break for ten years.
use of the property as a small house in multiple occupation (Class C4)
- Authority
- Manchester City Council
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Rogers B
- Postcode
- M14 6PW
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the use of the property as a small house in multiple occupation (Class C4) commenced more than ten years prior to 30 June 2022 and continued without significant break for ten years
What decided it
The statutory declaration from the previous owner lacked sufficient precision and exactness regarding tenancy details and dates, and was contradicted by council tax records, preventing the appellant from demonstrating on the balance of probability that the property had been in continuous C4 use for the required ten-year period.
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