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Notice upheld16 September 20223286754

116 Upney Lane, Barking, IG11 9LR

Planning appeal 3286754 at 116 Upney Lane, Barking, IG11 9LR (London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Council) was dismissed on 16 September 2022 by Inspector Satheesan R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the alleged breach of planning control (unauthorised material change of use from single-family dwelling to House of Multiple Occupation) has occurred as a matter of fact.

without planning permission, the unauthorised material change of use of a single-family dwelling house to a House of Multiple Occupation

Authority
London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Council
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Satheesan R
Postcode
IG11 9LR

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the alleged breach of planning control (unauthorised material change of use from single-family dwelling to House of Multiple Occupation) has occurred as a matter of fact

What decided it

The factual evidence from the Council's inspection, photographs, floor plans, and HMO license application, corroborated by the Inspector's site visit, established that the material change of use to an HMO had occurred.

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