Planning appeal decision
Oliver Court, 113 Cornwall Road, London, N15 5AX
Planning appeal 3268221 at Oliver Court, 113 Cornwall Road, London, N15 5AX (London Borough of Haringey) was dismissed on 1 November 2021 by Inspector Braithwaite J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether Oliver Court was completed in accordance with the 2007 planning permission and its conditions before the ground floor office space was converted to 8 self-contained flats, and whether the flats were then occupied continuously for a period in excess of four years.
Certificate of lawful use for use of ground floor of Oliver Court as 8 no. self-contained flats (Use Class C3)
- Authority
- London Borough of Haringey
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Braithwaite J
- Postcode
- N15 5AX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether Oliver Court was completed in accordance with the 2007 planning permission and its conditions before the ground floor office space was converted to 8 self-contained flats, and whether the flats were then occupied continuously for a period in excess of four years
What decided it
The absence of evidence that any of the eight flats were occupied continuously for a period in excess of four years meant the use could not be established as lawful under section 171B(2) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.
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