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Planning permission granted13 February 20243326546

204 Longbridge Road, Barking, IG11 8SY

Planning appeal 3326546 at 204 Longbridge Road, Barking, IG11 8SY (London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Council) was allowed on 13 February 2024 by Inspector Moss J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the enforcement notice is defective and should be corrected.

Without planning permission, the unauthorised change of use to an Estate Agency business (E(g)(i)

Authority
London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Council
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
retail · Change of use
Inspector
Moss J
Postcode
IG11 8SY

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the enforcement notice is defective and should be corrected
  • Whether the use became immune from enforcement action due to passage of time (ground (d))
  • Whether the Council's refusal to grant a certificate of lawful use or development was well-founded

What decided it

The appellant discharged the burden of proof that the use as an estate agent's office commenced in October 2010 and continued substantially uninterrupted for more than 10 years, rendering it lawful and immune from enforcement action.

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