Planning appeal decision
8, Austin Avenue, Bromley, BR2 8AJ
Planning appeal 3298744 at 8, Austin Avenue, Bromley, BR2 8AJ (London Borough of Bromley) was dismissed on 15 May 2024 by Inspector Howell M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's decision to refuse to grant the LDC for the proposed use of the existing outbuilding as a granny annex was well founded.
the proposed use of an existing outbuilding as a granny annex
- Authority
- London Borough of Bromley
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Howell M
- Postcode
- BR2 8AJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the Council's decision to refuse to grant the LDC for the proposed use of the existing outbuilding as a granny annex was well founded
What decided it
The existing outbuilding is in contravention of an active enforcement notice in force, and section 191(2) of the 1990 Act applies to proposed uses, making the proposed granny annex use unlawful.
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