Planning appeal decision
2 Charter Avenue, Newbury Park, Ilford, IG2 7AA
Planning appeal 3352333 at 2 Charter Avenue, Newbury Park, Ilford, IG2 7AA (London Borough of Redbridge) was dismissed on 27 November 2025 by Inspector Braithwaite J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the change of use from Class C3 to Class C4 HMO occurred before the Article 4 Direction came into force on 6 December 2019 and has subsisted continuously for a period of four years.
Certificate of lawful use for change of use from Class C3 dwellinghouse to Class C4 5 bedroom House in Multiple Occupation (HMO)
- Authority
- London Borough of Redbridge
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Braithwaite J
- Postcode
- IG2 7AA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the change of use from Class C3 to Class C4 HMO occurred before the Article 4 Direction came into force on 6 December 2019 and has subsisted continuously for a period of four years
What decided it
The appellant failed to provide evidence demonstrating that the C4 HMO use had subsisted continuously for a period of four years, which is required for the use to be immune from enforcement action.
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