Planning appeal decision
First and Second Floors 200-202 Fore Street, London, N18 2JD
Planning appeal 3273944 at First and Second Floors 200-202 Fore Street, London, N18 2JD (London Borough of Enfield) was dismissed on 5 January 2022 by Inspector Franks Z, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's refusal to issue the certificate of lawfulness was well-founded.
use of an HMO (7 residents)
- Authority
- London Borough of Enfield
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Franks Z
- Postcode
- N18 2JD
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the Council's refusal to issue the certificate of lawfulness was well-founded
What decided it
The appellant failed to provide sufficiently clear, precise and unambiguous evidence to prove use as a 7-resident HMO for a substantially uninterrupted 10-year period prior to the application date.
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