®Planning appeal decision
101 Dudley Road, Southall, UB2 5AT
Planning appeal 3333586 at 101 Dudley Road, Southall, UB2 5AT (London Borough of Ealing) was dismissed on 7 January 2026 by Inspector Bond V, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the LPA's decision to refuse to grant a certificate of lawful use or development was well-founded, turning on whether the use as five self-contained flats was lawful as at the date of the LDC application.
Continued use of existing property as 5 self contained flats
- Authority
- London Borough of Ealing
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Bond V
- Postcode
- UB2 5AT
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the LPA's decision to refuse to grant a certificate of lawful use or development was well-founded, turning on whether the use as five self-contained flats was lawful as at the date of the LDC application
What decided it
The appellant failed to provide sufficiently precise and unambiguous evidence, particularly utility bills and bank statements, to demonstrate on the balance of probability that the property had been continuously used as five self-contained flats over the required four-year period.
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