Planning appeal decision
51 Bond Street, Blackpool, FY4 1BW
Planning appeal 3336544 at 51 Bond Street, Blackpool, FY4 1BW (Blackpool Borough Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 11 July 2024 by Inspector Whitfield J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether a material change of use of the property to a self-contained holiday let has occurred.
Material change of use of the property to a self-contained holiday let
- Authority
- Blackpool Borough Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- change of use · Change of use
- Inspector
- Whitfield J
- Postcode
- FY4 1BW
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether a material change of use of the property to a self-contained holiday let has occurred
What decided it
The combination of online listings showing the property actively advertised for holiday letting with multiple guest reviews, the physical condition of the property with guest facilities and signage, and the absence of evidence from the appellant demonstrating the property's primary use as a dwellinghouse, satisfied the Inspector that a material change of use to a holiday let had occurred.
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