Planning appeal decision
41 Stoneway Road, Thornton Cleveleys, Lancashire, FY5 3AU
Planning appeal 3341834 at 41 Stoneway Road, Thornton Cleveleys, Lancashire, FY5 3AU (Wyre Borough Council) was dismissed on 21 July 2025 by Inspector Whalley J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed change of use of the garage from domestic use to mixed use (C3 and B8) is lawful.
Certificate of lawful development for proposed change of use of garage from domestic use to mixed use (C3 and B8)
- Authority
- Wyre Borough Council
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Whalley J
- Postcode
- FY5 3AU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed change of use of the garage from domestic use to mixed use (C3 and B8) is lawful
What decided it
A change of use from C3 dwellinghouse to B8 storage or mixed C3/B8 use is not a permitted change under the Use Classes Order and therefore cannot be the subject of a lawful development certificate.
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