Change of use holiday let enforcement

[Kelly Maxfield]

Our local authority has advised our short term let us a material change of use even though it only sleeps 5 and should be classed as C3, Ive quoted case law of Lord Justice Sullivan of what classifies a material change and they aren’t budging, just saying they maintain their position that it is a material change.There has apparently been a complaint over parking and noise but it has a large drive and doesn’t have a lot of traffic…usually a family visit or a contractor Monday to Friday, no parties we don’t do 1 night bookings. We’ve been issued with no proof of any noise or parking issues being caused by our property what is my best course of action? 

[Ian Walmsley]

Whilst I do not know which local authority you operate under, many are either C1 or Sui Generis.

Therefore I regret but you will need to apply for planning. There isn't a way around this. You could apply for a certificate of lawfulness, but I suspect it might fail.

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