®Planning appeal decision
35 Somerset Road, Walthamstow, London, E17 8QN
Planning appeal 3261446 at 35 Somerset Road, Walthamstow, London, E17 8QN (Waltham Forest London Borough Council) was dismissed on 17 December 2021 by Inspector Franks Z, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's refusal to issue a certificate of lawfulness was well-founded.
as a Small HMO – C4 Dwellinghouse
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Franks Z
- Postcode
- E17 8QN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the Council's refusal to issue a certificate of lawfulness was well-founded
What decided it
The change of use to C4 occurred on 25 October 2014, after the Article 4 Direction removed permitted development rights on 16 September 2014, and the appellant could not demonstrate 10 years of continuous C4 use prior to the application date.
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