Land a Highfield House, 28 Sydenham Hill, LONDON, SE26 6TP

without the benefit of planning permission the material change of use of the property to use as two large houses of multiple occupation and a self-contained flat (Sui Generis)

Authority: London Borough of Lewisham
Appeal type: enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Change of use
Inspector: Thomas N

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the matters stated in the enforcement notice have occurred as a matter of fact
Whether the matters stated in the notice constitute a breach of planning control
Whether the steps required by the notice exceed what is necessary to remedy the breach of planning control

What decided it

The current occupation by live-in guardians as two large HMOs and a self-contained flat has continued for years with significantly different character and effects from the lawful care home use, constituting a material change of use requiring planning permission.

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