Shrewsbury, Shropshire.
 
Certificate of Lawfulness Planning Application submitted and approved to change the use of a residential unit to a house in multiple occupation (HMO).

Following an initial planning appraisal with the applicants En-Plan drafted a scheme that was subsequently submitted to Shropshire County Council to obtain a Certificate of Lawfulness to cover the change of use that is permitted under the General Permitted Development Order. En-Plan prepared the floorplans and digital mapping required for the application to ensure the change fo use from C3 (Residential) to C4 (House in Multiple Occupation) was indeed lawful. 

Shropshire County Council were happy to approve the proposal with no amendments and the applicant was happy to add the additional rentable rooms to their investment portfolio.  En-Plan feel it is always important to obtain a Lawful Development Certiifcate for such deveklopment as there are instances when such a change of use will not be permitted. These include that the property is a Lisxted Building, located in a Conservation Area, or located in an atrrea where there is an Article 4 Direction in place that removes the ability to create Houses in Multipole Occupation without the need for a full planning application.  Coventry City Council and Birmingham City Council have both bought in such measures. Since obtaining the Certificate of Lawfulness En-Plan have aslo obtained planning approval for a seven bed version of the scheme and assisted in discharging a plannig conditon concerning parking details.

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