Planning appeal decision
Land Known As 12 Lind Road, (And the Loft Area of 10 Lind Road), Sutton, SM1 4PJ
Planning appeal 3307199 at Land Known As 12 Lind Road, (And the Loft Area of 10 Lind Road), Sutton, SM1 4PJ (London Borough of Sutton) was decided (quashed on legal grounds) on 4 August 2025 by Inspector Kean G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the matters alleged in the enforcement notice constitute a breach of planning control in light of planning permission granted on 1 October 2024.
without planning permission, erection of a two storey side extension with basement and the material change of use of the land to (4) self - contained units (flats) on the land, resulting in seven (7) self-contained units (flats) within the property known as 12 Lind Road, outlined in (RED) on the attached enforcement notice site plan and in the loft area of the property known as 10 Lind Road outlined in GREEN on the attached enforcement notice site plan
- Authority
- London Borough of Sutton
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Kean G
- Postcode
- SM1 4PJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the matters alleged in the enforcement notice constitute a breach of planning control in light of planning permission granted on 1 October 2024
What decided it
Planning permission DM2024/00225 granted on 1 October 2024 for retention of four self-contained residential units at the site means the development alleged in the enforcement notice no longer constitutes a breach of planning control.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- London PlanSutton Local Plan
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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