27 Pembroke Road, WEMBLEY, HA9 7PD

Authority: London Borough of Brent
Appeal type: enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Change of use
Inspector: Ghafoor A

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the change of use benefits from permitted development rights under an Article 4 Direction
Whether the alleged HMO use has acquired immunity from enforcement action
The effect of the development on family housing and living conditions of existing and future occupiers regarding comings and goings, general disturbance, and the standard of accommodation
Whether the requirements of the enforcement notice are reasonable
Whether the period for compliance is reasonable

What decided it

The Article 4 Direction in force from 1 November 2022 prohibits permitted development rights for change of use from C3 to C4, and the evidence indicates the HMO use followed directly from unauthorised two-flat use rather than from a lawful single dwellinghouse, meaning express planning permission was required and was not obtained.

Plan policies cited: Policy BH7, Policy BH10, Policy BH6, Policy H8 of The London Plan, Policy DMP1

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