Lower Flat 394 Watford Way, London, NW4 4XE

Planning appeal 3315985 at Lower Flat 394 Watford Way, London, NW4 4XE (London Borough of Barnet) was dismissed on 3 November 2023 by Inspector Cullen F, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's refusal to grant the LDC was well-founded, turning on whether the appellant has demonstrated on the balance of probabilities that the use of the side extension as a one bedroom self-contained dwelling commenced on or before 27 June 2018 and then continued without significant interruption for four years after the change.

described as ‘a side extension self contain was developed and being used as a family annex

Authority: London Borough of Barnet
Appeal type: ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: Cullen F
Postcode: NW4 4XE

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the Council's refusal to grant the LDC was well-founded, turning on whether the appellant has demonstrated on the balance of probabilities that the use of the side extension as a one bedroom self-contained dwelling commenced on or before 27 June 2018 and then continued without significant interruption for four years after the change

What decided it

The appellant's evidence, whilst not rejected, was insufficiently precise and unambiguous to demonstrate that the use of the side extension as a self-contained dwelling commenced on or before 27 June 2018 and continued without significant interruption for four years thereafter.

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