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Notice upheld18 July 20243331700

309 St. Annes Road, Blackpool, FY4 2EE

Planning appeal 3331700 at 309 St. Annes Road, Blackpool, FY4 2EE (Blackpool Borough Council) was dismissed on 18 July 2024 by Inspector Whitfield J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the breach of planning control alleged in the enforcement notice, comprising a material change of use from a single private dwelling-house to a self-contained holiday let, has occurred.

Material change of use of 309 St. Annes Road from a single private dwelling-house (Use Class C3) to a self-contained holiday let (sui generis)

Authority
Blackpool Borough Council
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
leisure-sport · Change of use
Inspector
Whitfield J
Postcode
FY4 2EE

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the breach of planning control alleged in the enforcement notice, comprising a material change of use from a single private dwelling-house to a self-contained holiday let, has occurred

What decided it

The property's active advertisement on multiple holiday letting platforms with substantial guest reviews, combined with physical evidence of holiday let operation (key box and serviced accommodation signage), demonstrated a material change of use had occurred despite the appellant's limited evidence to the contrary.

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