13 Warbreck Road , Liverpool, L9 8EE

Planning appeal 3376770 at 13 Warbreck Road , Liverpool, L9 8EE (Liverpool City Council) was dismissed on 14 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 (LDC) is well-founded.

Authority: Liverpool City Council
Appeal type: minor · Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Not Applicable
Inspector: Savage M

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the Council's refusal to grant a lawful development certificate (LDC) is well-founded

What decided it

The appellant's evidence regarding continuous occupation by 7 individuals was imprecise and ambiguous, failing to demonstrate on the balance of probabilities that the use was immune from enforcement action at the date of application.

What the Inspector cited

Judgments: SSCLG & Anor v Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council [2011] UKSC 15; Swale BC v First Secretary of State [2005] EWCA Civ 1568; Basingstoke and Dean Borough Council v SSCLG [2009] EWHC 1012 Admin; Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council v SoS [2011] UKSC 15; Murphy v Secretary of State [2014] EWHC 3097 Admin; Swale Borough Council v Secretary of State [2011] EWHC 1270

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