Planning appeal decision
710 Holloway Road, London, N19 3NH
Planning appeal 3332394 at 710 Holloway Road, London, N19 3NH (London Borough of Islington) was allowed on 24 March 2025 by Inspector Hand S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the evidence supports the contention that the property has been occupied as 16 flats for more than 4 years prior to 6 March 2023.
Use of the property as 16 self-contained flats for a continuous period of more than 4 years
- Authority
- London Borough of Islington
- Appeal type
- major · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Hand S
- Postcode
- N19 3NH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the evidence supports the contention that the property has been occupied as 16 flats for more than 4 years prior to 6 March 2023
What decided it
The cumulative evidence of the 2014 valuation, ASTs, bank statements, and management records demonstrated on the balance of probabilities that the property had been continuously used as 16 self-contained flats for more than 4 years.
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