The landowner sought permission to change a property from being used as eight single room flats into one residence. The authority contended that this was a change of use, but the inspector decided against them.
Held: The inspector had erred. The desirability of retaining several small housing units was a valid consideration, and should not have been excluded by him. The rules regarding alteration within the same use class only applied once it had been established what the use class was.
Citations:
Gazette 06-Apr-2000
Statutes:
Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Planning
Updated: 15 May 2022; Ref: scu.88778
