®Planning appeal decision
422A Hoe Street, Walthamstow, London, E17 9AA
Planning appeal 3334793 at 422A Hoe Street, Walthamstow, London, E17 9AA (Waltham Forest London Borough Council) was allowed on 23 October 2025 by Inspector Franks Z, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's decision to refuse the LDC was well-founded, specifically whether the change from Use Class C3 to C4 happened prior to the Article 4 Direction coming into force on 16 September 2014, and whether the C4 use has not ceased or been lost subsequently.
as a small house in multiple occupation (HMO)(Use Class C4)
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Franks Z
- Postcode
- E17 9AA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the Council's decision to refuse the LDC was well-founded, specifically whether the change from Use Class C3 to C4 happened prior to the Article 4 Direction coming into force on 16 September 2014, and whether the C4 use has not ceased or been lost subsequently
What decided it
The change of use to Class C4 occurred on 1 June 2013, before the Article 4 Direction came into effect on 16 September 2014, making it permitted development, and there is no evidence that the lawful C4 use has been lost subsequently.
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