®Planning appeal decision
14 Blackhorse Lane, Addiscombe, Please Select A Region, State Or Province., CR0 6RS
Planning appeal 3338599 at 14 Blackhorse Lane, Addiscombe, Please Select A Region, State Or Province., CR0 6RS (London Borough of Croydon) was dismissed on 10 November 2025 by Inspector Kean G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the use of the appeal premises as a HMO (Use Class C4) for 6 persons was lawful at the date of the LDC application, having regard to the permitted development right under the GPDO and the Article 4 Direction.
Use as HMO - (Use Class C4) for 6 persons
- Authority
- London Borough of Croydon
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Kean G
- Postcode
- CR0 6RS
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the use of the appeal premises as a HMO (Use Class C4) for 6 persons was lawful at the date of the LDC application, having regard to the permitted development right under the GPDO and the Article 4 Direction
What decided it
The appellant failed to provide sufficient evidence on the balance of probability that the HMO use was lawfully established before the Article 4 Direction came into effect on 28 January 2020.
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