Planning appeal decision
30A Eastcote Lane, Northolt, UB5 5RF
Planning appeal 3327587 at 30A Eastcote Lane, Northolt, UB5 5RF (London Borough of Ealing) was dismissed on 22 January 2026 by Inspector Jones R, 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 (ground c).
without planning permission the material change of use of a rear outbuilding to a separate self-contained dwelling
- Authority
- London Borough of Ealing
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Jones R
- Postcode
- UB5 5RF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the matters alleged in the enforcement notice constitute a breach of planning control (ground c)
- Whether on the date the enforcement notice was issued it was too late for the Council to take enforcement action (ground d)
What decided it
The appellant failed to demonstrate on the balance of probabilities that the material change of use commenced before 6 July 2019 and continued without material interruption for four years, with his evidence contradicted by the previous owner's account and his own inconsistent PCN response.
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