Planning appeal decision
Beltwood House, 41 Sydenham Hill, London, SE26 6TH
Planning appeal 3350589 at Beltwood House, 41 Sydenham Hill, London, SE26 6TH (London Borough of Southwark) was dismissed on 17 April 2025 by Inspector McEntee K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council failed to serve a Liability Notice.
Description of development as described in the annex to this decision
- Authority
- London Borough of Southwark
- Appeal type
- other · Community Infrastructure Levy Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Not Applicable
- Inspector
- McEntee K
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the Council failed to serve a Liability Notice
- Whether the alleged breaches leading to surcharges occurred as a matter of fact
- Whether the surcharges have been correctly calculated
- Whether the Council issued a Demand Notice with an incorrectly determined deemed commencement date
What decided it
The Council issued the Demand Notice with an incorrectly determined deemed commencement date of 15 October 2018, which was actually the approval date for a different application rather than the commencement date for the relevant development.
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