®Planning appeal decision
7 Mackie Road, LONDON, SW2 2ED
described as: “Self contained flat on ground floor of property 7 Mackie Road. This are is an existing part of the building and has not had any extension work or structural changes. Comprises of 2 main rooms used as a bedroom & lounge also a small kitchen, shower/wc, externally an entrance yard and a rear yard. Prior to purchase this area was a garage
- Authority
- London Borough of Lambeth
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Harwood A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the Council's decision to refuse a certificate of lawful use or development was well founded, specifically whether the use involved development requiring planning permission and whether the application was made after the end of the 4-year enforcement period
What decided it
The appellant failed to prove on the balance of probabilities that the material change of use to a self-contained dwellinghouse occurred more than 4 years before the application date, as self-containment appears to have been achieved only recently when an internal door was closed off.
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.