Planning appeal decision
Land Rear of 4, 6 and 8 , Clifton Road, Harrow, HA3 9NS
Planning appeal 3271955 at Land Rear of 4, 6 and 8 , Clifton Road, Harrow, HA3 9NS (London Borough of Harrow) was decided (quashed on legal grounds) on 7 June 2022 by Inspector Walker A, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether copies of the enforcement notice were served as required by section 172 of the Act, and if not, whether the appellant or any person not served has been substantially prejudiced such that non-service should not be disregarded under section 176(5) of the Act.
Without planning permission, the construction of a detached single storey building on the Land (“Unauthorised Building”). Without planning permission, the material change of use of the Land to use as an office (Class E (g) (Commercial, Business and Service)) of the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987 (“Unauthorised Use”)
- Authority
- London Borough of Harrow
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- employment-industrial · Major offices/R&D/light industry
- Inspector
- Walker A
- Postcode
- HA3 9NS
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether copies of the enforcement notice were served as required by section 172 of the Act, and if not, whether the appellant or any person not served has been substantially prejudiced such that non-service should not be disregarded under section 176(5) of the Act
What decided it
The Council's failure to properly serve the enforcement notice on Leveloak Developments Limited, a landowner materially affected, causing it substantial prejudice.
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