®Planning appeal decision
Dismissed1 August 20253337050
173 Shernhall Street , Waltham Forest, Walthamstow, E17 9HX
use of the property as a small house in multiple occupation (HMO) (Use Class C4)
- Authority
- Waltham Forest London Borough Council
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Pleasant L
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 demonstrate on the balance of probabilities that the change of use to a small house in multiple occupation (HMO) took place prior to 15 September 2014 and there has been no subsequent change of use since that use became lawful
What decided it
The evidence relating to Real Life's occupation of the property between 2010 and September 2017 was not sufficiently precise and unambiguous to demonstrate on the balance of probability that the property was in use as a Class C4 HMO prior to the relevant date of 15 September 2014.
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.