®Planning appeal decision
89 Langdale Close, London, SE17 3UG
Planning appeal 3351316 at 89 Langdale Close, London, SE17 3UG (London Borough of Southwark) was decided (quashed on legal grounds) on 8 August 2025 by Inspector Douglas L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the alleged breach of planning control (material change of use to temporary sleeping accommodation for more than 90 nights in the same calendar year) has occurred as a matter of fact.
Without planning permission, the material change of use of the Property from a single dwellinghouse (flat) within Use Class C3 (Dwellings) to the unauthorised use for temporary sleeping accommodation for more than 90 nights in the same calendar year in breach of sections 25 and 25A (2)(a) and (b) of the Greater London Council (General Powers) Act 1973
- Authority
- London Borough of Southwark
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Douglas L
- Postcode
- SE17 3UG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the alleged breach of planning control (material change of use to temporary sleeping accommodation for more than 90 nights in the same calendar year) has occurred as a matter of fact
What decided it
The Council's own evidence confirmed the dwelling was used for short-term letting for only 90 nights per year, not exceeding the 90-night threshold alleged in the enforcement notice, meaning the alleged breach had not occurred as a matter of fact.
The decision letter
Town Planner Pro holds this letter. The Appeals plan opens it and every other letter we hold, all of them searchable, with the main issues and what decided each case picked out. We do not show letters on the free site because they carry people’s names and addresses.
With an account
What an account adds to this decision
More decisions in London Borough of Southwark
The authority’s record since 2016 · every decision in 2025
- Notice upheld7 April 2026336141612 Denmark Hill, London, SE5 8RZ
- Dismissed7 April 20263344253Flat 1, 12 Denmark Hill, London, SE5 8RZ
- Notice varied and upheld5 February 20263364196211 Walworth Road, London, SE17 1RL
- Notice varied and upheld7 January 2026335485696 Goodrich Road, London, SE22 0ER
- Notice upheld7 January 2026333722732 Meeting House Lane, London, SE15 2UN
The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.