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Dismissed4 December 20253353224

66 Hoe Lane, Enfield, EN3 5SN

Planning appeal 3353224 at 66 Hoe Lane, Enfield, EN3 5SN (London Borough of Enfield) was dismissed on 4 December 2025 by Inspector Braithwaite J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether a certificate of lawful use can be granted for the use of an outbuilding as a self-contained flat where an enforcement notice requiring cessation of the use is in force.

Certificate of lawful use for use of outbuilding as 1 self-contained flat

Authority
London Borough of Enfield
Appeal type
ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Other minor developments
Inspector
Braithwaite J
Postcode
EN3 5SN

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether a certificate of lawful use can be granted for the use of an outbuilding as a self-contained flat where an enforcement notice requiring cessation of the use is in force

What decided it

The enforcement notice requiring cessation of the use was in force, which by statute prevents the grant of a certificate of lawful use for that existing use.

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