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Notice upheld5 September 20223265321

Unit 5, 36 Plashet Grove, East Ham, London, E6 1AE

Planning appeal 3265321 at Unit 5, 36 Plashet Grove, East Ham, London, E6 1AE (London Borough of Newham) was dismissed on 5 September 2022 by Inspector Gray E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the breach of planning control alleged in the enforcement notice (material change of use to a shisha lounge) has occurred as a matter of fact.

Without planning permission, the material change of use to a shisha lounge

Authority
London Borough of Newham
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
leisure-sport · Change of use
Inspector
Gray E
Postcode
E6 1AE

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the breach of planning control alleged in the enforcement notice (material change of use to a shisha lounge) has occurred as a matter of fact
  • Whether there has been a breach of planning control
  • Whether the steps required to comply with the enforcement notice are excessive

What decided it

The shisha lounge use had demonstrably occurred prior to the enforcement notice being issued, and the appellant failed to provide evidence of planning permission or any other lawful basis for the use.

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