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Notice varied and upheld12 June 20263347022

216 London Road, Twickenham, TW1 1EU

Planning appeal 3347022 at 216 London Road, Twickenham, TW1 1EU (Richmond Upon Thames London Borough Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 12 June 2026 by Inspector Bond V, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the change of use commenced before 15 May 2020 such that enforcement action was time-barred under section 174(2)(d).

Without planning permission and within the last four years, a material change of use of the building from a single family dwellinghouse into five self-contained flats, facilitated by the erection of a part two-storey part single-storey rear extension: insertion of rooflights and alterations to fenestration arrangement on all elevations

Authority
Richmond Upon Thames London Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Bond V
Postcode
TW1 1EU

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the change of use commenced before 15 May 2020 such that enforcement action was time-barred under section 174(2)(d)
  • Whether the requirements of the notice exceed what is necessary under section 174(2)(f)
  • Whether the period for compliance is reasonable under section 174(2)(g)

What decided it

The change of use did not commence before the material date of 15 May 2020 because, despite physical completion and Council tax registration by 1 March 2020, the three-week vacancy before first occupation on 5 June 2020, combined with insufficient evidence of intended or attempted use during that period, meant the use was not established before the immunity period began to run.

What the Inspector cited

Judgments
FSS v Arun DC & Brown [2006] EWCA Civ 1172; Moore v SSE & New Forest DC (1999) 77 P.&C.R. 114; Thurrock BC v SSETR & Holding [2002] EWCA Civ 226; Jones v Isle of Anglesey CC [2024] EWHC 2582 (Admin); Gravesham BC v Secretary of State for the Environment (1982) 47 P&CR 142; Impey v Secretary of State for the Environment (1984) 47 P&CR 157; Welwyn Hatfield Council BC v SSCLG & Beesley [2011] UKSC 15

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