Planning appeal decision
56 Tadworth Road, London, NW2 7UD
Planning appeal 3245155 at 56 Tadworth Road, London, NW2 7UD (London Borough of Brent) was allowed on 26 August 2021 by Inspector Freer P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the breach of planning control alleged in the enforcement notice, being a material change of use to an HMO and flats, has occurred.
Material change of use to a House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) and flats
- Authority
- London Borough of Brent
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Freer P
- Postcode
- NW2 7UD
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the breach of planning control alleged in the enforcement notice, being a material change of use to an HMO and flats, has occurred
What decided it
The provision of plug-in cookers/hobs in individual rooms does not satisfy the Gravesham test for a dwellinghouse because such equipment is inadequate for normal everyday residential use and occupiers retained access to the communal kitchen.
What the Inspector cited
- Judgments
- Brent LBC v Secretary of State and Reiner [2020] EWHC 3620 (Admin); Gravesham BC v SSE & O'Brien [1983] JPL 306
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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