Planning appeal decision
115 Cumbrian Gardens, London, NW2 1EJ
Planning appeal 3249300 at 115 Cumbrian Gardens, London, NW2 1EJ (London Borough of Barnet) was dismissed on 18 October 2021 by Inspector Brown S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the use of the outbuilding as a studio flat is immune from enforcement action as a result of subsisting for a continuous period of four or more years prior to 1 November 2019.
Use of a single-storey outbuilding as a studio flat (use class C3)
- Authority
- London Borough of Barnet
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Brown S
- Postcode
- NW2 1EJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the use of the outbuilding as a studio flat is immune from enforcement action as a result of subsisting for a continuous period of four or more years prior to 1 November 2019
What decided it
The enforcement notice issued on 29 November 2019 remained in force and unmet, and section 191(2)(b) of the Act precludes uses that contravene an enforcement notice from being lawful, regardless of how long the use has subsisted.
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