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Allowed8 May 20263371203

9 Guy Street, Bucknall, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, ST2 9BB

Planning appeal 3371203 at 9 Guy Street, Bucknall, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, ST2 9BB (Stoke-on-Trent City Council) was allowed on 8 May 2026 by Inspector Phillips A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's decision to refuse to grant a certificate of lawful use or development was well-founded, turning on whether the proposed use is a material change of use from the lawful use as a single dwellinghouse falling within Class C3.

residential (Use Class C3) as a children’s care home for 2 children

Authority
Stoke-on-Trent City Council
Appeal type
ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
community-institutional · Householder developments
Inspector
Phillips A
Postcode
ST2 9BB

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the Council's decision to refuse to grant a certificate of lawful use or development was well-founded, turning on whether the proposed use is a material change of use from the lawful use as a single dwellinghouse falling within Class C3

What decided it

The proposed use for up to two children with non-resident carers would not represent a material change from the authorised use as a single three-bedroom family dwellinghouse in planning terms.

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