Planning appeal decision
56 Gloucester Road, London, N17 6DH
Planning appeal 3287774 at 56 Gloucester Road, London, N17 6DH (London Borough of Haringey) was dismissed on 21 November 2022 by Inspector Phillips A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's refusal to issue a certificate of lawful use or development was well founded, turning on whether the appellant proved on the balance of probability that the use of the property changed to use as a small HMO on or before 26 March 2011 and that the use then continued without significant interruption for 10 years after the date of the change.
Certificate of lawful use or development for use as a small HMO (C4)
- Authority
- London Borough of Haringey
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Phillips A
- Postcode
- N17 6DH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the Council's refusal to issue a certificate of lawful use or development was well founded, turning on whether the appellant proved on the balance of probability that the use of the property changed to use as a small HMO on or before 26 March 2011 and that the use then continued without significant interruption for 10 years after the date of the change
What decided it
The appellant failed to provide clear, continuous and unambiguous evidence demonstrating that the property had been in use as a small HMO for the full 10-year period prior to 26 March 2011 without significant interruption.
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