Planning appeal decision
98 Belmont Park Road, London, E10 6AY
Planning appeal 3279805 at 98 Belmont Park Road, London, E10 6AY (Waltham Forest London Borough Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 30 August 2022 by Inspector Madge M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the use as two self-contained flats had been in existence for four years or more before the enforcement notice was issued, such that enforcement action could not be taken.
without planning permission: 1. The material change of use of the Land from single family dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to, two self-contained residential flats (Use Class C3). 2. The associated building works to convert the Land from a single family dwellinghouse to two self-contained flats
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Madge M
- Postcode
- E10 6AY
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the use as two self-contained flats had been in existence for four years or more before the enforcement notice was issued, such that enforcement action could not be taken
- Whether the compliance period of six months specified in the notice is reasonable
What decided it
The appellant failed to demonstrate on the balance of probability that the property had been continuously occupied as two self-contained flats for any four-year period before the enforcement notice was issued.
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