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Dismissed1 May 20253344220

21 Osborne Road, Bournemouth, BH9 2JJ

Planning appeal 3344220 at 21 Osborne Road, Bournemouth, BH9 2JJ (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole) was dismissed on 1 May 2025 by Inspector Fagan N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's refusal to issue a certificate of lawful use or development was well founded.

the use of the property as a 5-person Class C4 House in Multiple Occupation (HMO)

Authority
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Appeal type
ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Other minor developments
Inspector
Fagan N
Postcode
BH9 2JJ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the Council's refusal to issue a certificate of lawful use or development was well founded

What decided it

The appellant failed to provide evidence of 10 years continuous use as a Class C4 HMO, having only demonstrated 6 years of use from 2018.

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