Planning appeal decision
40 Gresford Avenue, Liverpool, L17 2AW
Planning appeal 3329580 at 40 Gresford Avenue, Liverpool, L17 2AW (Liverpool City Council) was dismissed on 25 April 2024 by Inspector Walker A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's decision to refuse to grant a certificate of lawful use or development (LDC) is well-founded.
Certificate of lawful use or development for a 7 bed HMO
- Authority
- Liverpool City Council
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Walker A
- Postcode
- L17 2AW
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the Council's decision to refuse to grant a certificate of lawful use or development (LDC) is well-founded
What decided it
The material change of use to a 7-person HMO occurred on 18 January 2014, which was less than 10 years prior to the LDC application date of 27 March 2023, and therefore the use had not been lawful for the requisite 10-year period.
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