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Allowed4 November 20243336178

36-38 Victoria Road, Romford, RM1 2JH

Planning appeal 3336178 at 36-38 Victoria Road, Romford, RM1 2JH (London Borough of Havering) was allowed on 4 November 2024 by Inspector Fleming D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's decision to refuse to grant a certificate of lawful use or development was well-founded, turning on whether the appellant can show on the balance of probabilities that there was a material operation sufficient to implement a grant of planning permission before it expired.

described as “Implementation of approved planning permission ref:P1928.17 before the expiry of 3 years, hence the planning permission is now alive/extant by doing piled foundation works, as per e-mail evidence from piling contractor, pile logs and piled foundation invoices attached, showing works were completed on or before 1 December 2020

Authority
London Borough of Havering
Appeal type
ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
employment-industrial · Householder developments
Inspector
Fleming D
Postcode
RM1 2JH

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the Council's decision to refuse to grant a certificate of lawful use or development was well-founded, turning on whether the appellant can show on the balance of probabilities that there was a material operation sufficient to implement a grant of planning permission before it expired

What decided it

The dated photographs, emails from the piling contractor, and invoice provided sufficient precise and unambiguous evidence that piled foundation works constituting a material start were completed on or before 1 December 2020, before the planning permission expired on 17 January 2021.

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