Planning appeal decision
44 St. Matthias Road, Nottingham, NG3 2FE
Planning appeal 3324496 at 44 St. Matthias Road, Nottingham, NG3 2FE (Nottingham City Council) was dismissed on 17 June 2024 by Inspector Taylor K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's refusal to grant a certificate of lawful use or development was well founded.
Certificate of lawful use for house of multiple occupancy (HMO)
- Authority
- Nottingham City Council
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Taylor K
- Postcode
- NG3 2FE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the Council's refusal to grant a certificate of lawful use or development was well founded
What decided it
The appellant failed to discharge the burden of proof by providing insufficient evidence to demonstrate on the balance of probability that the HMO use was instituted 10 years before the application date and continued without significant interruption.
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