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Allowed16 December 20253370768

25 Hednesford Street, Cannock, WS11 1DJ

Planning appeal 3370768 at 25 Hednesford Street, Cannock, WS11 1DJ (Cannock Chase District Council) was allowed on 16 December 2025 by Inspector Ollerenshaw M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's refusal to grant a Lawful Development Certificate was well-founded, turning on whether the appellant can show on the balance of probability that the use of the building as two self-contained flats was lawful at the date of the application.

existing use of basement and granny flat annexe as two individual one bedroom flats

Authority
Cannock Chase District Council
Appeal type
ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Ollerenshaw M
Postcode
WS11 1DJ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the Council's refusal to grant a Lawful Development Certificate was well-founded, turning on whether the appellant can show on the balance of probability that the use of the building as two self-contained flats was lawful at the date of the application

What decided it

The rental accounts and supporting evidence demonstrated that the building had been in continuous use as two flats for at least four years immediately preceding the application date, placing the use beyond the enforcement time limit.

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