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Split Decision15 November 20223254383

Flats 1-9, 68 High Road , London, NW10 2PU

Planning appeal 3254383 at Flats 1-9, 68 High Road , London, NW10 2PU (London Borough of Brent) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 15 November 2022 by Inspector Franks Z, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the refusal of the certificate of lawful use or development was well-founded, specifically whether the use of each unit as a self-contained flat continued for a substantially uninterrupted period of 4 years prior to the application date.

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Authority
London Borough of Brent
Appeal type
ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Franks Z
Postcode
NW10 2PU

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the refusal of the certificate of lawful use or development was well-founded, specifically whether the use of each unit as a self-contained flat continued for a substantially uninterrupted period of 4 years prior to the application date

What decided it

The appellant successfully demonstrated 4 years of substantially uninterrupted use for 7 of the 9 flats through corroborating tenancy agreements, payment schedules and tenant statutory declarations, but failed to provide sufficiently precise and unambiguous evidence for Flats 3 and 4 due to unexplained gaps and inconsistencies in the documentation.

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