Planning appeal decision
Unit 7 Sovereign Business Centre, 33 Stockingswater Lane, Enfield, EN3 7JX
Planning appeal 3278743 at Unit 7 Sovereign Business Centre, 33 Stockingswater Lane, Enfield, EN3 7JX (London Borough of Enfield) was dismissed on 2 February 2022 by Inspector Whitfield J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the LPA's decision to refuse the LDC application was well-founded, with particular regard to whether the proposed development would be granted planning permission by Article 3(1) of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015.
change of use of first floor from office use (B1a) to 6 residential units (C3)
- Authority
- London Borough of Enfield
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Whitfield J
- Postcode
- EN3 7JX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the LPA's decision to refuse the LDC application was well-founded, with particular regard to whether the proposed development would be granted planning permission by Article 3(1) of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015
What decided it
The building was in mixed B1(a) and B1(c) use on 29 May 2013, failing to meet the requirement under Class O paragraph O.1(b) that the building must have been used for B1(a) use alone to benefit from the permitted development right.
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