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john carling
06-10-2006, 08:37 AM
we have just been issued a planning enforcement.i will quote from the letter
" The matters which appear to constitute the breach of planning control.
Without planning permission, change of use of the building on the land from a single dwelling house to a house in multiple occupation."
this i feel has far reaching problems we were told by planning that they have nothing to do with hmos but it looks like things have changed if people complain then they do become involved.this i feel could turn into a long legal battle for us, and we only have a month to say we appeal.
if there is any help out there i be very helpfull, this i feel is one of those situations where if i dont appeal and win then it will spread around the country and effect all property that has multiple people and it does not matter if they are hmos as planning dont see hmos as 3 floors etc we have already had notification on a flat i have there were 4 people in there. thankyou for reading john carlin

pdk
06-10-2006, 08:57 AM
The advice you receive and the action you take at the outset is crucial... you must not get the case wrong in the appeal...

I think you would be strongly advised to get advice from a good planning consultant... he/she will advise you on the best strategy to adopt and how best to handle the appeal. I do not think you should do the appeal on your own as that might be disastrous, unless you have some good experience!!!.

You can pick up a planner at www.rtpi.org.uk but have a look at the track record section of our website (general cases - see link below) to see the sort of enforcement experience you should be looking for...

There are HMO and dwellinghouse definitions which should be looked into...

Sorry I haven't given much advice but a forum is only general and you have quite specific needs..

Regards,

PETER

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john carling
09-10-2006, 01:18 PM
hi everyone this topic is getting into detail under the hmo forum if anybody wants more detail,thanks for reading john