Planning appeal decision
Parkside Medical Centre, 197 Chingford Mount Road, Chingford, London, E4 8LR
Planning appeal 3352927 at Parkside Medical Centre, 197 Chingford Mount Road, Chingford, London, E4 8LR (Waltham Forest London Borough Council) was allowed on 2 July 2025 by Inspector Livingstone C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would fall within the provisions of permitted development under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA of the GPDO.
change of use from Class E unit to 4no self-contained flats Class C3
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Livingstone C
- Postcode
- E4 8LR
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would fall within the provisions of permitted development under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA of the GPDO
- the effect of the development on the integrity of the Epping Forest Special Area of Conservation
What decided it
The building's continuous use as a Class E doctor's surgery for at least two years prior to the application was sufficiently demonstrated, satisfying the mandatory requirement for permitted development under Class MA.
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