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Allowed31 October 20243343726

126A Green Lane, Northwood, HA6 1AN

Planning appeal 3343726 at 126A Green Lane, Northwood, HA6 1AN (London Borough of Hillingdon) was allowed on 31 October 2024 by Inspector King T, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The main issue in this appeal is whether, on the balance of probability, the use was lawful within the meaning of section 191(2) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

The subdivision of 126A Green Lane into 7 self-contained flats

Authority
London Borough of Hillingdon
Appeal type
ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure
Inquiry
Development
residential · Householder developments
Inspector
King T
Postcode
HA6 1AN

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The main issue in this appeal is whether, on the balance of probability, the use was lawful within the meaning of section 191(2) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

What decided it

The appellants' sworn evidence and documentary records were found sufficiently compelling to establish uninterrupted use of the seven self-contained flats throughout the requisite four-year period.

What the Inspector cited

Judgments
Gravesham BC v SSE & O'Brien [1982]; SoSE & Ors v Thurrock BC [2002] EWCA Civ 226; Jackson v SSCLG [2015] EWHC 20 (Admin)

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