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Allowed18 November 20253346397

41 Richmond Hill, Richmond Upon Thames , TW10 6RE

Planning appeal 3346397 at 41 Richmond Hill, Richmond Upon Thames , TW10 6RE (Richmond Upon Thames London Borough Council) was allowed on 18 November 2025 by Inspector Braithwaite J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the use of the property as a single dwellinghouse has subsisted continuously for more than four years prior to the application date and is thus immune from enforcement action.

Use as a single dwellinghouse

Authority
Richmond Upon Thames London Borough Council
Appeal type
ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Householder developments
Inspector
Braithwaite J
Postcode
TW10 6RE

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the use of the property as a single dwellinghouse has subsisted continuously for more than four years prior to the application date and is thus immune from enforcement action

What decided it

The appellant's documentary evidence (title deeds, Council Tax records from 2006, utility bills) combined with the neighbour's corroborating letter was sufficiently compelling and unambiguous to establish on the balance of probability that the use as a single dwellinghouse had subsisted continuously for more than four years, with no contradictory evidence from the Council.

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