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Dismissed18 June 20253332783

Larkhill Abridge Road, Theydon Bois, Epping, CM16 7NN

Planning appeal 3332783 at Larkhill Abridge Road, Theydon Bois, Epping, CM16 7NN (Epping Forest District Council) was dismissed on 18 June 2025 by Inspector Ghafoor A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the existing use of The Annexe as a separate dwellinghouse is lawful by virtue of the passage of time under section 191(2) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

described in the appeal form as follows: “Certificate of Lawful Development for existing use of property known as The Annexe as a separate dwelling”

Authority
Epping Forest District Council
Appeal type
ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Householder developments
Inspector
Ghafoor A
Postcode
CM16 7NN

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the existing use of The Annexe as a separate dwellinghouse is lawful by virtue of the passage of time under section 191(2) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990

What decided it

The aerial imagery and lack of clear documentary evidence showing when The Annexe was substantially completed as a dwellinghouse suggested the two buildings were physically linked after the relevant date of 14 August 2019, and the evidence of continuous independent occupation and use was incomplete and lacking in specificity.

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