®Planning appeal decision
Garden Annexe 171 Twyford Abbey Road, Park Royal, London, NW10 7DG
Planning appeal 3284201 at Garden Annexe 171 Twyford Abbey Road, Park Royal, London, NW10 7DG (London Borough of Ealing) was dismissed on 4 April 2023 by Inspector Gray E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the outbuilding has been in continuous use as a self-contained residential unit for four years or more prior to 8 July 2021, such that lawfulness would have accrued and the enforcement notice would have been issued too late.
Without planning permission: The material change of use of a rear outbuilding to a separate self-contained residential dwelling
- Authority
- London Borough of Ealing
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Gray E
- Postcode
- NW10 7DG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the outbuilding has been in continuous use as a self-contained residential unit for four years or more prior to 8 July 2021, such that lawfulness would have accrued and the enforcement notice would have been issued too late
What decided it
The material break in occupation evidenced by the eight-month gap in council tax records between April 2020 and October 2020, combined with insufficient corroborating evidence of occupation during this period, meant the appellant failed to demonstrate four years of continuous use as required to establish lawfulness.
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