Planning appeal decision
11 Abbots Road, Exeter, Devon, EX4 7AN
Planning appeal 3330550 at 11 Abbots Road, Exeter, Devon, EX4 7AN (Exeter City Council) was dismissed on 5 February 2024 by Inspector Howell M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's decision to refuse to grant a Lawful Development Certificate was well founded.
Certificate of lawful use or development for existing use as small HMO (Use Class C4), limited to 3 occupants
- Authority
- Exeter City Council
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Howell M
- Postcode
- EX4 7AN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the Council's decision to refuse to grant a Lawful Development Certificate was well founded
What decided it
The appellant failed to provide sufficient evidence regarding the operation and composition of both the previous two-occupant use and the current three-occupant use to enable the Inspector to make a reasoned determination on whether the change of use is material.
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