®Planning appeal decision
9 Stirling Road, Hayes, Middlesex, UB3 3AQ
Planning appeal 3276603 at 9 Stirling Road, Hayes, Middlesex, UB3 3AQ (London Borough of Hillingdon) was dismissed on 3 February 2023 by Inspector Hawkins S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's refusal to grant a certificate of lawful use or development was well-founded, turning on whether the appellant has shown that the use as a separate, self-contained dwelling began more than four years prior to the date of the application and has been continuous thereafter.
described on the application form as “outbuilding used as two bedroom bungalow
- Authority
- London Borough of Hillingdon
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Hawkins S
- Postcode
- UB3 3AQ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the Council's refusal to grant a certificate of lawful use or development was well-founded, turning on whether the appellant has shown that the use as a separate, self-contained dwelling began more than four years prior to the date of the application and has been continuous thereafter
What decided it
The appellant failed to provide sufficiently clear, precise and unambiguous evidence to demonstrate on the balance of probability that the building had been used as a separate, self-contained dwelling continuously for more than four years before the application date.
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