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Allowed19 June 20253346459

199-201 Rush Green Road, Romford, RM7 0JR

Planning appeal 3346459 at 199-201 Rush Green Road, Romford, RM7 0JR (London Borough of Havering) was allowed on 19 June 2025 by Inspector Moss J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's decision to refuse to grant a certificate of lawful use or development is well founded.

a use as two self contained flats

Authority
London Borough of Havering
Appeal type
ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Householder developments
Inspector
Moss J
Postcode
RM7 0JR

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the Council's decision to refuse to grant a certificate of lawful use or development is well founded
  • Whether the use of Nos 199b and 201b as two self-contained flats had continued substantially uninterrupted for a period of four years or more from the date of the breach

What decided it

The statutory declarations from previous occupants, given substantial weight due to the sanctions for false evidence, combined with corroborating documentary evidence, demonstrated on the balance of probability that both flats had been in continuous use as self-contained dwellings for more than four years prior to the application date.

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