Planning appeal decision
42 Lidderdale Road, Liverpool, L15 3JG
Planning appeal 3338924 at 42 Lidderdale Road, Liverpool, L15 3JG (Liverpool City Council) was dismissed on 25 October 2024 by Inspector Watson S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether a refusal to grant a certificate of lawful use or development would have been well-founded.
an 8-bed house in multiple occupation – sui generis
- Authority
- Liverpool City Council
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Watson S
- Postcode
- L15 3JG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether a refusal to grant a certificate of lawful use or development would have been well-founded
What decided it
The appellant failed to provide sufficiently precise and unambiguous evidence of continuous 8-person occupation for the required 10-year period, with tenancy agreements showing only 6-7 occupants in 2016-2017 and 2018-2019, breaking the continuity requirement.
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