Planning appeal decision
26 Lyon Park Avenue, Wembley, HA0 4DR
Planning appeal 3298427 at 26 Lyon Park Avenue, Wembley, HA0 4DR (London Borough of Brent) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 11 January 2023 by Inspector Madge M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the material change of use to three flats has achieved immunity from enforcement action due to the passage of time under section 174(2)(d).
without planning permission, the material change of use of the premises to three flats
- Authority
- London Borough of Brent
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Madge M
- Postcode
- HA0 4DR
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the material change of use to three flats has achieved immunity from enforcement action due to the passage of time under section 174(2)(d)
- Whether the steps required by the enforcement notice go beyond what is necessary to remedy the breach under section 174(2)(f)
What decided it
The appellant's evidence failed to establish on the balance of probability that the premises had been occupied as three self-contained flats for any continuous four-year period on or before the material date, therefore immunity from enforcement was not achieved.
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