®Planning appeal decision
37 Twickenham Road, Waltham Forest, Leytonstone, E11 4BN
Planning appeal 3341633 at 37 Twickenham Road, Waltham Forest, Leytonstone, E11 4BN (Waltham Forest London Borough Council) was allowed on 4 December 2025 by Inspector Thompson F, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's refusal to issue a certificate of lawful use or development was well-founded.
C4 Houses in multiple occupation
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Thompson F
- Postcode
- E11 4BN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the Council's refusal to issue a certificate of lawful use or development was well-founded
What decided it
The appellant's statutory declaration, supported by tenancy agreements and bank statements showing continuous occupation as a C4 HMO from at least 1 September 2013, was sufficiently precise and unambiguous to establish on the balance of probabilities that the use began before the Article 4 Direction came into force on 16 September 2014.
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