Planning appeal decision
37 Uxendon Crescent, Wembley, HA9 9TW
Planning appeal 3288217 at 37 Uxendon Crescent, Wembley, HA9 9TW (London Borough of Brent) was dismissed on 12 August 2022 by Inspector Whalley J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the material change of use to two flats occurred more than 4 years before the enforcement notice was issued and was therefore immune from enforcement action under section 171B(2) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.
Material change of use of a single dwellinghouse to two self-contained residential flats
- Authority
- London Borough of Brent
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Whalley J
- Postcode
- HA9 9TW
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the material change of use to two flats occurred more than 4 years before the enforcement notice was issued and was therefore immune from enforcement action under section 171B(2) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990
What decided it
The appellant failed to provide sufficient, adequate and credible evidence to demonstrate on the balance of probability that the property had been continuously occupied as two separate self-contained flats for the required 4-year immunity period.
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