Planning appeal decision
190 Martindale Road, Hounslow, London, TW4 7HQ
Planning appeal 3329219 at 190 Martindale Road, Hounslow, London, TW4 7HQ (London Borough of Hounslow) was allowed on 3 December 2024 by Inspector Symons G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the use of the outbuilding as a self-contained flat is lawful by virtue of immunity from enforcement action under section 171B(2) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.
the existing use of the outbuilding as a self-contained flat
- Authority
- London Borough of Hounslow
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Symons G
- Postcode
- TW4 7HQ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the use of the outbuilding as a self-contained flat is lawful by virtue of immunity from enforcement action under section 171B(2) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990
What decided it
The Council's own closure of the enforcement case based on the appellant's documentary evidence demonstrating immunity from enforcement action under the statutory time limit established that the use was lawful.
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