®Planning appeal decision
Planning permission granted30 May 20253336859
50 West Hill, WEMBLEY, HA9 9RS
without planning permission, the material change of use of the premises to a House in Multiple Occupation (HMO)
- Authority
- London Borough of Brent
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Moss J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the matters alleged in the enforcement notice constitute a breach of planning control
- Whether the change of use to a Class C4 HMO was lawful and had the benefit of Class L permitted development
- Whether the lawful use as a Class C4 HMO was extant or had been lost by the time the LDC application and enforcement notice were issued
What decided it
The tenancy agreements dated September-October 2022 demonstrating occupation by not more than 6 residents, combined with the absence of persuasive evidence that the use had changed to a large HMO, established that the change of use to Class C4 HMO occurred before the Article 4 Direction took effect and therefore had the benefit of Class L permitted development.
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