Planning appeal decision
4 Roseville Avenue, Hounslow, TW3 3TD
Planning appeal 3319136 at 4 Roseville Avenue, Hounslow, TW3 3TD (London Borough of Hounslow) was dismissed on 17 December 2024 by Inspector Brownless E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's decision to refuse a certificate of lawful use or development was well-founded.
described as ‘existing lawful use for the Studio Flat no.1 Ground Floor to the left, 4 Roseville Avenue, Hounslow, TW3 3TD as a self-contained flat’
- Authority
- London Borough of Hounslow
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Brownless E
- Postcode
- TW3 3TD
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the Council's decision to refuse a certificate of lawful use or development was well-founded
What decided it
The appellant failed to provide sufficiently precise and unambiguous evidence to demonstrate on the balance of probabilities that the ground floor studio flat had been used as an independent self-contained residential unit for at least four years without significant interruption.
The decision letter
Town Planner Pro holds this letter. The Appeals plan opens it and every other letter we hold, all of them searchable, with the main issues and what decided each case picked out. We do not show letters on the free site because they carry people’s names and addresses.
With an account
What an account adds to this decision


More decisions in London Borough of Hounslow
The authority’s record since 2016 · every decision in 2024
- Notice upheld28 September 20263340528Fawns Manor House, Hounslow, TW14 8EN
- Notice upheld22 September 2026336674819 Park Drive, London, W3 8ND
- Notice varied and upheld10 September 2026336003656 St. Stephens Road, Hounslow, TW3 2BQ
- Notice varied and upheld1 September 2026336177810 Pontes Avenue, Hounslow, TW3 3FH
- Planning permission granted24 July 202633584817 Tachbrook Road, Feltham, TW14 9PD
The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
®