Planning appeal decision
49 Bluebell Way, Huncoat, Accrington, BB5 6TD
Planning appeal 3309304 at 49 Bluebell Way, Huncoat, Accrington, BB5 6TD (Hyndburn Borough Council) was dismissed on 3 August 2023 by Inspector Savage M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's decision to refuse the certificate of lawfulness was well-founded.
described as ‘proposed change of use within permitted Use Class in line with the GPDO C3(a) to C3(b)
- Authority
- Hyndburn Borough Council
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Savage M
- Postcode
- BB5 6TD
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the Council's decision to refuse the certificate of lawfulness was well-founded
What decided it
The appellant's evidence was not sufficiently precise and unambiguous to demonstrate on the balance of probabilities that the proposed use would constitute a C3(b) use or that there would not be a material change of use to C2.
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