Planning appeal decision
Basement Flats B1, B2 and B3, Connaught House, , 20 Acton Lane, London, NW10 8TT
Planning appeal 3259512 at Basement Flats B1, B2 and B3, Connaught House, , 20 Acton Lane, London, NW10 8TT (London Borough of Brent) was dismissed on 30 May 2022 by Inspector Curnow R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's decision to refuse to issue a certificate of lawfulness was well-founded.
use of 3 residential units in basement of development for a continuous period of 4 years or more
- Authority
- London Borough of Brent
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Curnow R
- Postcode
- NW10 8TT
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the Council's decision to refuse to issue a certificate of lawfulness was well-founded
What decided it
The Appellant failed to provide evidence that demonstrated precisely and unambiguously that the three basement residential units were used continuously for the required four-year period prior to the application date of 16 June 2020.
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