®Planning appeal decision
29 Ratcliffe Street, York, YO30 6EN
Planning appeal 3362223 at 29 Ratcliffe Street, York, YO30 6EN (City of York Council) was allowed on 22 September 2025 by Inspector Franks Z, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the use of the appeal property as a House in Multiple Occupation under Use Class C4 was lawful on 2 February 2024.
House in Multiple Occupation (Use Class C4)
- Authority
- City of York Council
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Franks Z
- Postcode
- YO30 6EN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the use of the appeal property as a House in Multiple Occupation under Use Class C4 was lawful on 2 February 2024
What decided it
The appellant's sworn affidavit and corroborating accountant's evidence clearly and unambiguously established that the C4 use began before the Article 4 Direction came into effect, with no contradictory evidence from the Council.
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