®Planning appeal decision
47 Freshwater Road, London, SW17 9TH
Planning appeal 3309301 at 47 Freshwater Road, London, SW17 9TH (London Borough of Wandsworth) was dismissed on 6 September 2023 by Inspector Dudley G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the use of the property as two flats has been in continuous residential use since June 2016 to establish lawfulness.
Certificate of lawful use or development for use as two flats
- Authority
- London Borough of Wandsworth
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Dudley G
- Postcode
- SW17 9TH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the use of the property as two flats has been in continuous residential use since June 2016 to establish lawfulness
What decided it
The enforcement action undertaken by the Council in 2015-2019 resulted in the property reverting to a single dwellinghouse, breaking the continuity of use as two flats and restarting the time clock for establishing lawfulness.
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