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Notice varied and upheld3 May 20243325538

4 Orwell Close, Southampton, SO16 9EP

Planning appeal 3325538 at 4 Orwell Close, Southampton, SO16 9EP (Southampton City Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 3 May 2024 by Inspector Hawkins S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the matters alleged in the enforcement notice have occurred.

the material change of use of the land to two separate self-contained dwellinghouses

Authority
Southampton City Council
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Hawkins S
Postcode
SO16 9EP

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the matters alleged in the enforcement notice have occurred

What decided it

The physical separation of the ground floor unit with its own kitchen and facilities, accessible only through locked doors, demonstrated the property was in use as two separate self-contained dwellinghouses at the time the notice was issued.

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