®Planning appeal decision
9 Halkyn Avenue, Liverpool, L17 2AH
Planning appeal 3375109 at 9 Halkyn Avenue, Liverpool, L17 2AH (Liverpool City Council) was dismissed on 21 September 2026 by Inspector Savage M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's refusal to grant a lawful development certificate is well-founded, turning on whether the use would have been lawful when begun and lawful use rights have not been lost, or whether by the date of application it was immune from enforcement action by virtue of the passage of time.
- Authority
- Liverpool City Council
- Appeal type
- Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Savage M
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the Council's refusal to grant a lawful development certificate is well-founded, turning on whether the use would have been lawful when begun and lawful use rights have not been lost, or whether by the date of application it was immune from enforcement action by virtue of the passage of time
What decided it
The appellant failed to demonstrate on the balance of probabilities, through sufficiently precise and unambiguous evidence, either that the use was lawful when begun in 2008 or that it had become immune from enforcement action by the date of application.
What the Inspector cited
- Judgments
- Gabbitas v SSE & Newham BC [1985] JPL 630; Ravensdale Ltd v SSCLG
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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