Planning appeal decision
Flats 1-6, 66 Gresham Road, London, NW10 9BY
Planning appeal 3245607 at Flats 1-6, 66 Gresham Road, London, NW10 9BY (London Borough of Brent) was decided (quashed on legal grounds) on 4 May 2022 by Inspector Steen A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Appeal A Ground (b): Whether the alleged breach of planning control (change of use to HMO and flats) has occurred.
without planning permission, the material change of use of the premises 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
- Steen A
- Postcode
- NW10 9BY
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Appeal A Ground (b): Whether the alleged breach of planning control (change of use to HMO and flats) has occurred
- Appeal B Ground (b): Whether the alleged breach of planning control (erection of rear dormer and single storey rear extension) has occurred
What decided it
The building operates as an HMO (C4) rather than the mixed use of flats and HMO alleged in the enforcement notice, and the extensions were integral to facilitating the change of use rather than a separate breach.
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