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Notice upheld6 February 20253325105

Flat 2, Richmere Court, Mount Road, Tettenhall Wood, Wolverhampton, WV6 8UQ

Planning appeal 3325105 at Flat 2, Richmere Court, Mount Road, Tettenhall Wood, Wolverhampton, WV6 8UQ (Wolverhampton City Council) was dismissed on 6 February 2025 by Inspector Hanson S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the use of the property as short-stay accommodation for paying visitors constitutes a material change of use from its lawful residential use as a dwellinghouse.

Without planning permission, the material change of use of the property from a residential flat to short stay visitor accommodation

Authority
Wolverhampton City Council
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
other · Change of use
Inspector
Hanson S
Postcode
WV6 8UQ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the use of the property as short-stay accommodation for paying visitors constitutes a material change of use from its lawful residential use as a dwellinghouse
  • Whether the period specified in the enforcement notice for compliance falls short of what should be reasonably allowed

What decided it

The variable and transient nature of short-stay occupation with frequent changeovers and different temporary residents creates a distinctly different character of use from C3 residential use, particularly in a block of flats with shared circulation spaces and neighbouring residents.

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