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Dismissed15 October 20253358701

28 Brookdale Road, Liverpool, L15 3JE

Planning appeal 3358701 at 28 Brookdale Road, Liverpool, L15 3JE (Liverpool City Council) was dismissed on 15 October 2025 by Inspector Whalley J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the use of No. 28 Brookdale Road as a House in Multiple Occupation for 3-6 persons (Use Class C4) was lawful at the date of the application, having regard to a period of occupation by 7 persons.

Application for a Certificate of Lawful Development for use as a House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) for 3-6 persons (Use Class C4)

Authority
Liverpool City Council
Appeal type
ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Whalley J
Postcode
L15 3JE

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the use of No. 28 Brookdale Road as a House in Multiple Occupation for 3-6 persons (Use Class C4) was lawful at the date of the application, having regard to a period of occupation by 7 persons

What decided it

The occupation of the property by 7 persons for a significant period (15 months) materially changed the character of the use such that the lawful C4 HMO use was supplanted by an unlawful large HMO use, and the lawful use was not restored.

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