®Planning appeal decision
9 Blagdens Close, London, N14 6DE
Planning appeal 3345639 at 9 Blagdens Close, London, N14 6DE (London Borough of Enfield) was allowed on 3 November 2025 by Inspector Thompson F, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's refusals to issue a certificate of lawful use or development were well-founded.
‘garage flat shown edged red on the location plan as a single dwellinghouse.’
- Authority
- London Borough of Enfield
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Thompson F
- Postcode
- N14 6DE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the Council's refusals to issue a certificate of lawful use or development were well-founded
What decided it
The appellant's sworn evidence, corroborated by multiple witnesses and supported by documentary evidence including an assured shorthold tenancy dated 12 February 2012, demonstrated on the balance of probabilities that the garage flat had been used continuously as a single dwellinghouse for more than four years before the application dates.
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