Station Parade , Boston Manor Road, Brentford, TW8 8DZ

commencement of works is in accordance with planning permission 00133/AY/P3 and its conditions”

Authority: London Borough of Hounslow
Appeal type: ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Other minor developments
Inspector: Moore D

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the Council's decision to refuse to grant a lawful development certificate was well-founded
Whether the appellant has shown that the development was begun in accordance with the planning permission and its conditions within the statutory time period, and that the planning permission is extant

What decided it

The sworn evidence of multiple witnesses corroborated by site attendance records, invoices and delivery notes established that material operations commenced on 25 September 2023, within the statutory three-year period, and the failure to discharge certain pre-commencement conditions before commencement did not prevent the permission from being lawfully implemented under established case law principles.

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