®Planning appeal decision
Notice varied and upheld9 January 20233284529
White Hart, 106 High Street, Orpington, BR6 0JY
without planning permission, the material change of use of the two bedroom residential flat above the public house known as White Hart to a large HMO1 (Class Sui Generis) comprising of 14 rooms
- Authority
- London Borough of Bromley
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Shields T
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether a material change of use to a large HMO has occurred
- Whether the change of use constitutes a breach of planning control
- Whether the use has been in continuous operation for 10 years to gain immunity from enforcement
- Whether planning permission should be granted for the change of use
- Whether the requirements of the enforcement notice are excessive
- Whether the compliance period is reasonable
What decided it
Insufficient detailed information was submitted to properly assess the proposed HMO against the Council's planning policies, and the use had not been in continuous operation for 10 years to gain immunity from enforcement action.
Plan policies cited: Policy 9, Policy 37
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.