®Planning appeal decision
117 Praed Street, London, W2 1RL
Planning appeal 3275220 at 117 Praed Street, London, W2 1RL (City of Westminster Council) was dismissed on 7 January 2022 by Inspector Jones R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's decision to refuse to issue a certificate of lawful use or development for the roller shutter was well-founded, turning on whether the operational development was substantially completed four years before the date of the LDC application.
A1 Shop – retention of existing roller shutter
- Authority
- City of Westminster Council
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- retail · Minor retail and services
- Inspector
- Jones R
- Postcode
- W2 1RL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the Council's decision to refuse to issue a certificate of lawful use or development for the roller shutter was well-founded, turning on whether the operational development was substantially completed four years before the date of the LDC application
What decided it
Photographic evidence demonstrating that the external roller shutter visible in 2020 was materially different from the internal shutter shown in 2018 and 2016 photographs, such that the appellant failed to prove on the balance of probabilities that the external shutter had been substantially completed four years before the application date.
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