Planning appeal decision
255 Goldhurst Terrace, Ground Floor Flat, London, NW6 3EP
Planning appeal 3350177 at 255 Goldhurst Terrace, Ground Floor Flat, London, NW6 3EP (London Borough of Camden) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 11 March 2026 by Inspector Whitfield J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the change of use of the outbuilding to temporary sleeping accommodation constituted a material change of use and therefore a breach of planning control.
Change of use of ancillary outbuilding to temporary sleeping accommodation
- Authority
- London Borough of Camden
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Whitfield J
- Postcode
- NW6 3EP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the change of use of the outbuilding to temporary sleeping accommodation constituted a material change of use and therefore a breach of planning control
- Whether the exemption under section 25A of the Greater London Council (General Powers) Act 1973 applied
- Whether the time for compliance with the enforcement notice was reasonable
What decided it
The paid short-term letting use of the outbuilding with frequent turnover of occupants, independent facilities and access, and materially different patterns of occupation and movement constituted a material change of use to temporary sleeping accommodation in breach of planning control, and the appellants failed to demonstrate the statutory exemption applied.
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