Planning appeal decision
83 Holders Hill Drive, London, NW4 1NN
Planning appeal 3313914 at 83 Holders Hill Drive, London, NW4 1NN (London Borough of Barnet) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 20 September 2023 by Inspector Savage M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the material change of use to C4 HMO occurred between 1 October 2010 and 29 May 2016 and was therefore granted planning permission by the GPDO (ground c).
without planning permission, the change of use of the property into a C4 House of Multiple Occupation (HMO)
- Authority
- London Borough of Barnet
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Savage M
- Postcode
- NW4 1NN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the material change of use to C4 HMO occurred between 1 October 2010 and 29 May 2016 and was therefore granted planning permission by the GPDO (ground c)
- Whether the material change of use to C4 HMO commenced before 1 October 2010 and continued for at least ten years without significant interruption, such that enforcement action was time-barred (ground d)
What decided it
The appellants failed to provide sufficient evidence on the balance of probabilities to establish either that the C4 HMO use commenced within the permitted development window (1 October 2010 to 29 May 2016) or that it commenced before 1 October 2010 and continued uninterrupted for at least ten years.
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