Planning appeal decision
27 Burdon Lane and 1-6 Burdon Park, Cheam, Sutton, SM2 7PP
Planning appeal 3331490 at 27 Burdon Lane and 1-6 Burdon Park, Cheam, Sutton, SM2 7PP (London Borough of Sutton) was allowed on 22 November 2024 by Inspector Howell M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's refusal to grant a certificate of lawful use or development was well founded.
the erection of 6 dwellings
- Authority
- London Borough of Sutton
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Howell M
- Postcode
- SM2 7PP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the Council's refusal to grant a certificate of lawful use or development was well founded
What decided it
The 6 dwellings have been constructed for more than ten years and are therefore immune from enforcement action, making them lawful operations under section 191(2)(a) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.
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