Planning appeal decision
14 Mansell Road, Liverpool, L6 6AZ
Planning appeal 3331366 at 14 Mansell Road, Liverpool, L6 6AZ (Liverpool City Council) was allowed on 29 October 2024 by Inspector Jones D, 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 was well-founded.
C4 – Houses in Multiple Occupation”
- Authority
- Liverpool City Council
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Jones D
- Postcode
- L6 6AZ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the Council's decision to refuse to grant a certificate of lawful use or development was well-founded
What decided it
The totality of evidence, including ASTs from July 2018 and supporting documentation from both before and after the Article 4 Direction, demonstrated on the balance of probabilities that the property was in lawful C4 HMO use before the Direction came into effect and remained in that use.
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