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Dismissed26 June 20233316675

6 Gladstone Road, Exeter, EX1 2EE

Planning appeal 3316675 at 6 Gladstone Road, Exeter, EX1 2EE (Exeter City Council) was dismissed on 26 June 2023 by Inspector Curnow R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's decision to refuse to issue a certificate of lawfulness was well-founded.

Existing use of upper floor flat as Small HMO (Use Class C4), limited to 3no. occupants

Authority
Exeter City Council
Appeal type
ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Curnow R
Postcode
EX1 2EE

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the Council's decision to refuse to issue a certificate of lawfulness was well-founded

What decided it

The internal works undertaken to create an additional bedroom through subdivision of communal space, combined with evidence of increased noise, disturbance, rubbish and parking pressure, demonstrated a material change of use from C3 to C4 which required planning permission under the Article 4 Direction and was therefore unlawful.

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