Planning appeal decision
14A Hog Hill Road, Romford, RM5 2DH
Planning appeal 3262625 at 14A Hog Hill Road, Romford, RM5 2DH (London Borough of Havering) was dismissed on 20 May 2022 by Inspector Walker A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the matters stated in the enforcement notice have occurred as a matter of fact.
without planning permission, the unauthorised change of use of the land to vehicle storage and vehicle repairs business
- Authority
- London Borough of Havering
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Change of use
- Inspector
- Walker A
- Postcode
- RM5 2DH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the matters stated in the enforcement notice have occurred as a matter of fact
- Whether the matters stated in the notice constitute a breach of planning control
- Whether the Council was still able to take enforcement action at the time the notice was issued
- Whether the compliance period of the notice is reasonable
What decided it
The photographic evidence from 2019/2020 demonstrated vehicles positioned in haphazard formations inconsistent with a permitted display and sales use, and the appellant failed to prove the unauthorised use had been continuous for more than 10 years prior to the notice.
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