®Planning appeal decision
8 George Beard Road, London, SE8 3PE
Planning appeal 3342534 at 8 George Beard Road, London, SE8 3PE (London Borough of Lewisham) was allowed on 16 September 2024 by Inspector Willows P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's decision to refuse to issue a certificate was well-founded, turning on whether on the date of application the use of the property as a C4 HMO would have been lawful.
described as ‘Change of Use from C3 dwelling house to C4 HMO’
- Authority
- London Borough of Lewisham
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Willows P
- Postcode
- SE8 3PE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the Council's decision to refuse to issue a certificate was well-founded, turning on whether on the date of application the use of the property as a C4 HMO would have been lawful
What decided it
The critical date for assessing lawfulness under section 192 is the date of application (2 December 2023), not the date of the Council's decision, and the Article 4 Direction introduced after that date cannot apply retrospectively to remove permitted development rights that existed at the time of application.
The decision letter
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