®Planning appeal decision
13 Wyndcliffe Road, SOUTHSEA, PO4 0LA
the material change of use of a dwellinghouse from use class C4 House in Multiple Occupation for occupation by 6 persons to use as Sui Generis House in Multiple Occupation - occupied by 7 persons, which has occurred without planning permission. It is considered that s172(1) (a) TCPA 1990 has been satisfied and a breach of planning contro l has occurred
- Authority
- Portsmouth City Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Howell M
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the change of use of the property from a small HMO occupied by 6 persons to a large HMO occupied by 7 persons constitutes a material change of use and therefore development requiring planning permission
What decided it
On the balance of probability, the addition of one occupant to a property with no physical alterations and no demonstrable change in the character, scale or nature of the use does not constitute a material change of use from a small HMO to a large HMO.
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