®Planning appeal decision
Dismissed5 August 20243332464
64 Charles Street, Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, BB5 5PS
use of a C3a dwelling as a children’s home for a maximum of two children, with up to three carers, two of whom will sleep overnight, working on a rota basis (C2)
- Authority
- Hyndburn Borough Council
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- community-institutional · Change of use
- Inspector
- Savage M
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the Council's decision to refuse the certificate of lawfulness was well-founded, turning on whether there would be a material change of use from the lawful use as a single dwellinghouse falling within Class C3 to the proposed use as a home for up to two children, with up to three carers, two of whom will sleep overnight, working on a rota basis
What decided it
The number of vehicles likely to be parked at the site at any one time would be significantly greater than the existing use and would necessitate on-street parking, which the appellant failed to demonstrate would not constitute a material change of use.
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.