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Allowed12 February 20263373684

30 Kipling Street, Salford, M7 2FF

Planning appeal 3373684 at 30 Kipling Street, Salford, M7 2FF (Salford City Council) was allowed on 12 February 2026 by Inspector Russell J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the existing use of 30 Kipling Street as 4-bedroom residential accommodation that is managed by a registered social landlord and occupied by up to 4 unrelated persons, sharing kitchen, bathroom and living facilities, as their sole or main place of residence was lawful on the date of the LDC application, namely 9 July 2025.

Use as 4-bedroom residential accommodation that is managed by a registered social landlord and occupied by up to 4 unrelated persons, sharing kitchen, bathroom and living facilities, as their sole or main place of residence

Authority
Salford City Council
Appeal type
ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Russell J
Postcode
M7 2FF

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the existing use of 30 Kipling Street as 4-bedroom residential accommodation that is managed by a registered social landlord and occupied by up to 4 unrelated persons, sharing kitchen, bathroom and living facilities, as their sole or main place of residence was lawful on the date of the LDC application, namely 9 July 2025

What decided it

The permitted C4 HMO use crystallised when it began in October 2016 with the benefit of GPDO rights, and the subsequent transfer to RSL management did not constitute a material change of use requiring new planning permission.

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