®Planning appeal decision
9-11 Cannon St, , Bristol, BS3 1BH
Planning appeal 3331906 at 9-11 Cannon St, , Bristol, BS3 1BH (Bristol City Council) was allowed on 26 June 2024 by Inspector Allen M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appellant has proved on the balance of probabilities that use of the building as four flats began on or before 22 June 2019, and continued without significant interruption for four years after the date of the change.
the use of the rear building as 4 flats: Flats A, B, C and D
- Authority
- Bristol City Council
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Allen M
- Postcode
- BS3 1BH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the appellant has proved on the balance of probabilities that use of the building as four flats began on or before 22 June 2019, and continued without significant interruption for four years after the date of the change
What decided it
The comprehensive documentary evidence, including statutory declaration, bank statements, council tax records, and tenancy agreements, proved on the balance of probabilities that the four flats had been in continuous use as self-contained residential units since May 2014, satisfying the four-year test for lawfulness.
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