Planning appeal decision
1 Cattistock Road, Mottingham, London, SE9 4AW
Planning appeal 3310914 at 1 Cattistock Road, Mottingham, London, SE9 4AW (London Borough of Bromley) was dismissed on 8 December 2023 by Inspector Thompson F, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed use falls within use class C3(b) of The Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987 (as amended) and, if not, whether the proposed use would be a material change of use.
described as a change of use from a C3(a) residential dwelling to a C3(b) Ofsted Registered Children’s Home
- Authority
- London Borough of Bromley
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- community-institutional · Change of use
- Inspector
- Thompson F
- Postcode
- SE9 4AW
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed use falls within use class C3(b) of The Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987 (as amended) and, if not, whether the proposed use would be a material change of use
What decided it
The carers would not reside at the property and therefore could not form a household with the children, meaning the use would fall within class C2 rather than C3(b), and the appellant failed to prove the change would not be material.
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