Hi Rob,
Sorry on 2 counts:
1 that I didn’t click the subscribe button so didn’t get notified that you logged a questionsm and
2 the court case was many moons ago so I don’t have the details.
We actually won the case I recall but the judge made mention of the change in rating category and our solicior (think it was Abbott Tout) advised against changing the category without consent.
So when I receive a change of category application now, I ask Development whether a change of use (or other application) is required, if no, I change the category and if yes, I reject the application and refer them to Development.
Haven’t had any issues since and I think it is a reasonable approach to take.
Dave
