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Dismissed6 February 20263327666

39 Courtland Avenue, Cranbrook, Redbridge, Ilford, IG1 3DN

Planning appeal 3327666 at 39 Courtland Avenue, Cranbrook, Redbridge, Ilford, IG1 3DN (London Borough of Redbridge) was dismissed on 6 February 2026 by Inspector Thompson F, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the use of the property is as a class C4 HMO.

Certificate of lawful use or development for existing use of property as a small HMO, use class C4 (up to 6 people)

Authority
London Borough of Redbridge
Appeal type
ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
other · Change of use
Inspector
Thompson F
Postcode
IG1 3DN

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the use of the property is as a class C4 HMO
  • if so, whether that use is lawful

What decided it

The first-floor accommodation was a self-contained flat rather than part of a C4 HMO, and the appellant failed to provide sufficiently precise evidence of continuous lawful use of the entire property as a C4 HMO before the Article 4 Direction came into force.

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