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Notice upheld24 June 20253329396

Ground Floor Shop,138 Churchfield Road, London, W3 6BS

Planning appeal 3329396 at Ground Floor Shop,138 Churchfield Road, London, W3 6BS (London Borough of Ealing) was dismissed on 24 June 2025 by Inspector Satheesan R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the alleged material change of use to a shisha lounge has occurred (ground b).

without planning permission, the material change of use of the premises to a shisha lounge (sui generis)

Authority
London Borough of Ealing
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
leisure-sport · Change of use
Inspector
Satheesan R
Postcode
W3 6BS

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the alleged material change of use to a shisha lounge has occurred (ground b)
  • Whether the steps required by the enforcement notice exceed what is necessary to remedy the breach of planning control (ground f)
  • Whether the time given to comply with the notice is too short (ground g)

What decided it

The Council's clear and compelling photographic and observational evidence that the premises was operating as a shisha lounge at the time the enforcement notice was issued, contradicting the appellant's unsupported claim that it was a restaurant.

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