®Planning appeal decision
33A Praise Embassy The Redeemed Christian Church Of God Bexley Road, Erith London, Bexley, DA8 1SH
existing use of the basement and ground floor levels of 33a Bexley Road as a place of worship, educational training/community centre and day nursery for more than 10 years
- Authority
- London Borough of Bexley
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- community-institutional · Change of use
- Inspector
- Fleming D
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the appellant can show on the balance of probabilities that the change of use occurred before the relevant date
- Whether the appellant can show that the lawful use sought continued without material interruption until the date of application so as to be immune from enforcement action
What decided it
The totality of evidence including statutory declarations, planning history, charity accounts, insurance documents, and physical improvements demonstrated that the basement use as a place of worship and educational training/community centre began in 2009 and continued without material interruption, becoming immune from enforcement action by 2019.
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