Planning appeal decision
210 Southover, Bromley, BR1 4SE
Planning appeal 3284493 at 210 Southover, Bromley, BR1 4SE (London Borough of Bromley) was decided (quashed on legal grounds) on 16 November 2022 by Inspector Moss J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the matters alleged in the enforcement notice (material change of use from residential to mixed use of residential and operation of a childcare nursery) have occurred.
Without planning permission, the material change of use of the land from a residential use to a mixed use of residential and the operation of a childcare nursery
- Authority
- London Borough of Bromley
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- community-institutional · Change of use
- Inspector
- Moss J
- Postcode
- BR1 4SE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the matters alleged in the enforcement notice (material change of use from residential to mixed use of residential and operation of a childcare nursery) have occurred
- Whether the matters alleged in the enforcement notice constitute a breach of planning control
What decided it
The childcare use, limited to 6 children during daytime hours with staggered comings and goings, was ancillary or incidental to the residential use and therefore not a material change of use requiring planning permission.
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