10 Idmiston Road, London, E15 1RG

Planning appeal 3285777 at 10 Idmiston Road, London, E15 1RG (London Borough of Newham) was decided (quashed on legal grounds) on 12 October 2023 by Inspector Brownless E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the material change of use to a Use Class C4 house in multiple occupation had occurred on or before the date the enforcement notice was issued.

without planning permission, the material change of use to a Use Class C4 house in multiple occupation (HMO)

Authority: London Borough of Newham
Appeal type: enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Change of use
Inspector: Brownless E
Postcode: E15 1RG

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the material change of use to a Use Class C4 house in multiple occupation had occurred on or before the date the enforcement notice was issued

What decided it

The occupants' long-term friendship providing a reason for living together as a single household, combined with the single joint tenancy, shared facilities, communal living arrangements, and absence of evidence of a change in the character of use, demonstrated that the property was occupied as a Class C3 single household rather than a Class C4 HMO.

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