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Dismissed9 June 20263368231

154 Coombs Road, Halesowen, B62 8AF

Planning appeal 3368231 at 154 Coombs Road, Halesowen, B62 8AF (Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 9 June 2026 by Inspector Hanson S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether it can be established, on the balance of probabilities, that the property was already in lawful use as a Class C4 HMO prior to the commencement of the Article 4 Direction.

for the existing use of the property as a C4 HMO prior to Article 4 coming into the Borough of Dudley

Authority
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type
ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Householder developments
Inspector
Hanson S
Postcode
B62 8AF

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether it can be established, on the balance of probabilities, that the property was already in lawful use as a Class C4 HMO prior to the commencement of the Article 4 Direction

What decided it

The appellant failed to demonstrate with sufficient certainty, on the balance of probabilities, that the property was in a lawful Class C3 use immediately prior to its use as a Class C4 HMO, and therefore could not rely on Class L permitted development rights.

What the Inspector cited

Judgments
Ocado Retail Ltd v London Borough of Islington [2021] EWHC 1509 (Admin); SSETR v Hughes (2000) 80 P&CR 397

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