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Dismissed13 May 20263333335

149A Lee Road, Lewisham, London, SE3 9DJ

Planning appeal 3333335 at 149A Lee Road, Lewisham, London, SE3 9DJ (Royal Borough of Greenwich) was dismissed on 13 May 2026 by Inspector Merrett R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether, on the balance of probability, the claimed use of the property as self-contained flats has continued for a period of four years or more prior to 21 August 2023, so as to be immune from enforcement action.

use of the property as six self-contained flats

Authority
Royal Borough of Greenwich
Appeal type
ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Merrett R
Postcode
SE3 9DJ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether, on the balance of probability, the claimed use of the property as self-contained flats has continued for a period of four years or more prior to 21 August 2023, so as to be immune from enforcement action

What decided it

The appellant's evidence regarding continuity of use as six self-contained flats over the requisite four-year period was not sufficiently precise and unambiguous to justify the grant of a certificate on the balance of probability.

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