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Allowed3 June 20253352592

36a Hurst Road, Walthamstow, E17 3BL

Planning appeal 3352592 at 36a Hurst Road, Walthamstow, E17 3BL (Waltham Forest London Borough Council) was allowed on 3 June 2025 by Inspector Harding C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposals would be development permitted under Article 3(1) and Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA of the GPDO.

Change of use of Class E space to form 2 apartments

Authority
Waltham Forest London Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Harding C
Postcode
E17 3BL

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposals would be development permitted under Article 3(1) and Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA of the GPDO
  • If so, whether prior approval should be given with respect to the prior approval matters

What decided it

The plain reading of Paragraph MA.1 of the GPDO requires only that the use fell within a nominated class for a continuous period of at least two years prior to application, with no requirement for the building to be occupied at the point of application or for a rolling two-year period.

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