®Planning appeal decision
89 Churchmore Road, LONDON, SW16 5XA
without planning permission, the erection of a flat roofed, full width single storey ground floor extension to the rear elevation of the premises, with wooden balustrade atop the edges of its roof (‘the unauthorised rear extension’) and the unauthorised creation of a self-contained flat at second floor level (‘the unauthorised flat’)
- Authority
- London Borough of Lambeth
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Walker A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the matters stated in the enforcement notice have occurred (ground b)
- Whether those matters constitute a breach of planning control (ground c)
- Whether copies of the enforcement notice were served as required by section 172 of the Act (ground e)
What decided it
The second-floor unit had all facilities for private domestic existence separated by a locked door, constituting a self-contained flat and a material change of use requiring planning permission which had not been granted.
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