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Quashed On Legal Grounds8 June 20263344173

621 Green Lanes, Hornsey, London, N8 0RE

Planning appeal 3344173 at 621 Green Lanes, Hornsey, London, N8 0RE (London Borough of Haringey) was decided (quashed on legal grounds) on 8 June 2026 by Inspector Hainsworth D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the breach of planning control alleged in the enforcement notice (material change of use from HMO to 8 self-contained flats) has occurred as a matter of fact.

Material change of use of property from House in Multiple Occupation to 8 self-contained flats

Authority
London Borough of Haringey
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Hainsworth D
Postcode
N8 0RE

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the breach of planning control alleged in the enforcement notice (material change of use from HMO to 8 self-contained flats) has occurred as a matter of fact

What decided it

None of the eight units satisfied the Gravesham test for self-containment because all units remained dependent on communal facilities and most were too small to accommodate the combination of living, dining, bedroom and kitchen accommodation required for independent domestic existence.

What the Inspector cited

Judgments
Gravesham Borough Council v Secretary of State for the Environment (1984) 47 P&CR 142

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The authority’s record since 2016 · every decision in 2026

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