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Allowed7 May 20263346527

Flats 1-7, 291-293 High Road, Ilford, IG1 1NR

Planning appeal 3346527 at Flats 1-7, 291-293 High Road, Ilford, IG1 1NR (London Borough of Redbridge) was allowed on 7 May 2026 by Inspector Jones R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's decision to refuse to issue a LDC was well-founded, turning on whether the use of the relevant parts of the building as seven, self-contained flats began more than four years before the date of the LDC application and continued without material interruption for a period of four years thereafter.

described as “Retain 7No self contained flats above a retail business which have been in use since 2010”

Authority
London Borough of Redbridge
Appeal type
ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Householder developments
Inspector
Jones R
Postcode
IG1 1NR

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the Council's decision to refuse to issue a LDC was well-founded, turning on whether the use of the relevant parts of the building as seven, self-contained flats began more than four years before the date of the LDC application and continued without material interruption for a period of four years thereafter

What decided it

The evidence, particularly the statutory declarations and rental payment records covering the four years prior to the application date, demonstrated on the balance of probabilities that the seven flats had been in continuous use without material interruption, allowing the use to become lawful through the passage of time.

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