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Allowed14 August 20233313405

2 Wood Street, Mitcham Junction, Mitcham, CR4 4JS

Planning appeal 3313405 at 2 Wood Street, Mitcham Junction, Mitcham, CR4 4JS (London Borough of Sutton) was allowed on 14 August 2023 by Inspector Whitfield J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the LPA's decision to refuse the LDC application was well-founded.

Erection of a rear and rear/side ground floor extensions; a hip-to-gable; rear roof dormer; front rooflights; and rearrangement of the 8 room HMO internal layout

Authority
London Borough of Sutton
Appeal type
ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Householder developments
Inspector
Whitfield J
Postcode
CR4 4JS

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the LPA's decision to refuse the LDC application was well-founded

What decided it

The property, as a whole in use as an 8-person HMO, affords those who live within it the facilities required for day-to-day private domestic existence and therefore qualifies as a dwellinghouse for the purposes of the GPDO, entitling it to permitted development rights.

What the Inspector cited

Judgments
Gravesham BC v SSE & O'Brien [1983] JPL 306; London Borough of Brent v SSLHC and Rothchild [2022] EWHC 2051 (Admin)

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