®Planning appeal decision
16 Alexandra Road, Leyton, London, E10 5QQ
Planning appeal 3297679 at 16 Alexandra Road, Leyton, London, E10 5QQ (Waltham Forest London Borough Council) was allowed on 15 August 2022 by Inspector Hanson S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appellant can show, on the balance of probabilities, that the material change of use to Class C4 occurred before the making of the Article 4 Direction.
described as: The property is used as a house in multiple occupancy – 4 people. The applicant applied for the additional HMO licence from October 2020 before the deadline of 31/10/20 when additional HMOs came into force
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Hanson S
- Postcode
- E10 5QQ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the appellant can show, on the balance of probabilities, that the material change of use to Class C4 occurred before the making of the Article 4 Direction
- Whether the appellant can show that the lawful use sought has continued without any other intervening uses until the date of the application, so as to be immune from enforcement action
What decided it
The appellant provided sufficient evidence in the form of tenancy agreements and bank statements demonstrating that the material change of use to Class C4 occurred in February 2014 before the Article 4 Direction and continued without intervening uses until the application date.
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