Planning appeal decision
108 Grant Avenue, Liverpool, L15 5AZ
Planning appeal 3350573 at 108 Grant Avenue, Liverpool, L15 5AZ (Liverpool City Council) was allowed on 20 March 2025 by Inspector Whalley J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the change of use of No. 108 Grant Avenue from a C3 dwelling to use as a C4 HMO had taken place and had become lawful by 17 June 2021 (the date of the Article 4 Direction) and had continued without reversion up to the date of the section 191 application on 12 January 2024.
Use of the property as a House of Multiple Occupation for 3-6 persons (Use Class C4)
- Authority
- Liverpool City Council
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Whalley J
- Postcode
- L15 5AZ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the change of use of No. 108 Grant Avenue from a C3 dwelling to use as a C4 HMO had taken place and had become lawful by 17 June 2021 (the date of the Article 4 Direction) and had continued without reversion up to the date of the section 191 application on 12 January 2024
What decided it
The Inspector was satisfied that the C4 use had become lawful before 17 June 2021 when the Article 4 Direction came into force, and had continued without reversion, thus meeting the statutory requirements for issuing a certificate of lawful development.
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