Buckland Court, 4 Sydenham Hill, London, SE26 6SJ

Planning appeal 3267776 at Buckland Court, 4 Sydenham Hill, London, SE26 6SJ (London Borough of Lewisham) was dismissed on 12 July 2021 by Inspector Fleming D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appellant can show on the balance of probabilities that the self-contained residential use began more than four years before the date of the application and has continued without material interruption so as to be immune from enforcement action.

described as “A single storey dwelling house with surrounding piece of land at the rear end of the garden

Authority: London Borough of Lewisham
Appeal type: ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Change of use
Inspector: Fleming D
Postcode: SE26 6SJ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the appellant can show on the balance of probabilities that the self-contained residential use began more than four years before the date of the application and has continued without material interruption so as to be immune from enforcement action

What decided it

The appellant failed to provide sufficiently precise and unambiguous evidence on the balance of probabilities that the detached building was ever used as a self-contained residential unit.

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