Planning appeal decision
190 Lee High Road, London, SE13 5PL
Planning appeal 3247984 at 190 Lee High Road, London, SE13 5PL (London Borough of Lewisham) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 29 June 2021 by Inspector Orr H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the matters alleged in the enforcement notice have occurred (ground b).
without the benefit of planning permission the material change of use of the property to use as four self-contained flats
- Authority
- London Borough of Lewisham
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Orr H
- Postcode
- SE13 5PL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the matters alleged in the enforcement notice have occurred (ground b)
- Whether the matters alleged constitute a breach of planning control (ground c)
- Whether the requirements of the notice exceed what is necessary to remedy the breach (ground f)
What decided it
The conversion of individual HMO rooms into self-contained flats with exclusive cooking facilities and en-suite bathrooms represented a material change of use from C4 to C3 requiring planning permission.
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