®Planning appeal decision
77 The Ridings, Ealing, London, W5 3DP
Planning appeal 3317194 at 77 The Ridings, Ealing, London, W5 3DP (London Borough of Ealing) was dismissed on 22 November 2024 by Inspector Hawkins S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the matters alleged in the enforcement notice constitute a breach of planning control.
without planning permission, the laying of hardstanding in the front garden
- Authority
- London Borough of Ealing
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Hawkins S
- Postcode
- W5 3DP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the matters alleged in the enforcement notice constitute a breach of planning control
- Whether on the date the notice was issued, enforcement action could be taken in respect of the alleged breach
What decided it
The appellants failed to prove either that the hardstanding did not constitute development requiring planning permission or that enforcement action was time-barred under the four-year rule for operational development.
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