®Planning appeal decision
76 Eton Road, Ilford, IG1 2UG
Planning appeal 3282442 at 76 Eton Road, Ilford, IG1 2UG (London Borough of Redbridge) was allowed on 17 January 2023 by Inspector Hanson S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the council's refusal to issue a certificate of lawful use or development was well-founded, turning on whether the appellant can show that the lawful use sought has continued for 4 years prior to 15 June 2021, without any other intervening uses, so as to be immune from enforcement action.
Use of dwellinghouse as three self-contained flats
- Authority
- London Borough of Redbridge
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Hanson S
- Postcode
- IG1 2UG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the council's refusal to issue a certificate of lawful use or development was well-founded, turning on whether the appellant can show that the lawful use sought has continued for 4 years prior to 15 June 2021, without any other intervening uses, so as to be immune from enforcement action
What decided it
The appellant provided comprehensive and sufficiently precise documentary evidence (tenancy agreements, licensing agreements, gas certificates, invoices, photographs, and statutory declarations) demonstrating continuous use as three self-contained flats from October 2016 to the application date, satisfying the 4-year requirement for lawfulness.
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