Planning appeal decision
32 Church Lane, Leytonstone, London, E11 1HG
Planning appeal 3291088 at 32 Church Lane, Leytonstone, London, E11 1HG (Waltham Forest London Borough Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 11 April 2023 by Inspector Douglas L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the breach of planning control stated in the enforcement notice had occurred by the date of issue on 17 January 2022.
Without planning permission, the material change of use of the Land from a restaurant (Use Class E) to a mixed composite use comprising a shisha lounge (Use Class Sui Generis) and restaurant together with the associated development to erect a ventilation structure above the existing single storey extension to facilitate the change of use
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Change of use
- Inspector
- Douglas L
- Postcode
- E11 1HG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the breach of planning control stated in the enforcement notice had occurred by the date of issue on 17 January 2022
What decided it
The balance of probabilities evidence, including the prior planning application description and website advertising shortly before and after the enforcement notice issue date, established that the breach of planning control had occurred before the notice was issued.
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