Land known as 12 Lind Road, (and the loft area of 10 Lind Road), Sutton, SM1 4PJ

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

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.

Plan policies cited: London Plan, Sutton Local Plan

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