Planning appeal decision
18 Swallow Drive, Northolt, UB5 6UH
Planning appeal 3336686 at 18 Swallow Drive, Northolt, UB5 6UH (London Borough of Ealing) was dismissed on 12 February 2026 by Inspector Jones R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether, on the date the enforcement notice was issued, it was too late for the Council to take enforcement action under section 174(2)(d) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.
without planning permission, the material change of use of dwelling to multiple flats
- Authority
- London Borough of Ealing
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Jones R
- Postcode
- UB5 6UH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether, on the date the enforcement notice was issued, it was too late for the Council to take enforcement action under section 174(2)(d) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990
What decided it
The property was reconfigured to provide self-contained units around April 2021, which is significantly later than the four-year limitation period ending 23 November 2019, therefore the enforcement notice was issued within the time limit.
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