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Dismissed8 May 20263376590

82-84 Walpole Road, Great Yarmouth, NR30 4NG

Planning appeal 3376590 at 82-84 Walpole Road, Great Yarmouth, NR30 4NG (Great Yarmouth Borough Council) was dismissed on 8 May 2026 by Inspector Satheesan R, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed use would be a material change of use.

Certificate of lawful use to confirm that converting the Owner's/Manager's Flat and undertaking internal alterations to use the entirety of the building and curtilage as a 20-bedroom, 20-person (single person occupancy) House in Multiple Occupation (Sui Generis use) would not need planning permission

Authority
Great Yarmouth Borough Council
Appeal type
ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure
Hearing
Development
residential · Householder developments
Inspector
Satheesan R
Postcode
NR30 4NG

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the proposed use would be a material change of use

What decided it

Neither party's conduct was shown to have caused unnecessary or wasted expense, notwithstanding the appellant's submission of an ambiguous plan being found unreasonable.

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