®Planning appeal decision
45 Chaplin Road, London, NW2 5PP
Planning appeal 3350714 at 45 Chaplin Road, London, NW2 5PP (London Borough of Brent) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 24 February 2025 by Inspector King T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the enforcement notice is valid and tells the appellant with reasonable certainty what the breach of planning control is and what must be done to remedy it.
Without planning permission, the material change of use of the premises to short-term letting accommodation; and Without planning permission, the material change of use of the premises to flats
- Authority
- London Borough of Brent
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Change of use
- Inspector
- King T
- Postcode
- NW2 5PP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the enforcement notice is valid and tells the appellant with reasonable certainty what the breach of planning control is and what must be done to remedy it
- Whether the period for compliance of 6 months is unreasonably short
What decided it
The enforcement notice, when read as a whole with reference to the property's planning history and correspondence, tells the appellant with reasonable certainty what the breach is and what must be done to remedy it, and therefore is valid.
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