It has been satisfactorily proven that on the balance of probability, the property has been in continuous occupation solely as a C3 dwellinghouse for more than 4 years prior to 25 April 2024.
For the avoidance of doubt the Drawing(s) No(s) and Document(s) to which this decision refers are as follows:- • Floor Plans Lower Ground Floor Plan and Upper Ground Floor Plan Recieved 21 April 2026 • Statutory Declaration Ben Holland, 30 March 2026 received 16 April 2026 Received 16 April 2026 • 1. Location Plan • 2. Location Plan • Planning Statement by Draycott Chartered Surveyors, March 2026 received 14 April 2026 • Application Documents 12/0937/FUL (Refused) Application Form, received 14 April 2026 • Application Documents 12/0937/FUL (Refused) Cover Letter received 14 April 2026 • Application Documents 12/0937/FUL (Refused) Existing Plan received 14 April 2026 • Application Documents 12/0937/FUL (Refused) Proposed Plan received 14 April 2026 • GF Flat 71 Queens Road, Advert (Leasehold) Featherstone Leigh received 14 April 2026 • GF Flat, 71 Queens Road, 23 August 2019 Open Architecture Ltd & Angeline Ahmed, 125 years Lease received 14 April 2026 • GF Flat 71 Queens Road, Council Tax Bills, Mrs Angie Ahmed, March 2025 – March 2026, March • 2024 – March 2025, March 2023 – March 2024, March 2022 - March 2023, March 2021 – March 2022, March 2020 – March 2021 and August 2019 – March 2020 received 14 April 2026 • LGF Flat 4 ,71 Queens Road Assured Shorthold Tenancy Agreement, Property Mark, Tom Carter, August 2019 - August 2020 received 14 April 2026 • LGF Flat 4, 71 Queens Road, Assured Shorthold Tenancy Agreement, Property Mark, Thomas Oulare, August 2021 – August 2023 received 14 April 2026 • LGF Flat 4, 71 Queens Road, Assured Shorthold Tenancy Agreement, Property Mark, Maria Korochkina & Robert Taferner, August 2022 – August 2024 received 14 April 2026 • LGF Flat 4, 71 Queens Road, Chase Buchanan, M Korochkina and R Taferner Tenancy Agreement Extension August 2024 – August 2025 received 14 April 2026 • LGF Flat 4, Council Tax, M Korochkina and R Taferner April 2025 – March 2026 received 14 April 2026 • LGF Flat 4, 71 Queens Road, Chase Buchanan, Rental Statement December 2025 - January 2026 received 14 April 2026 • LGF Flat 4, 71 Queens Road, EPC, Sept 2013, Rating C received 14 April 2026 • LGF Flat 4, 71 Queens Road, EPC, August 2024, Rating C received 14 April 2026 All received 14 April 2026
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications. Compare status labels and find the documents explaining each outcome.
Read planning drawings, floor plans, elevations and sections. Use labelled diagrams, a drawing comparison table and revision checks to understand a proposal.