®Planning appeal decision
11E Florfield Passage, Hackney, London, E8 1EB
Planning appeal 3353382 at 11E Florfield Passage, Hackney, London, E8 1EB (London Borough of Hackney) was dismissed on 13 January 2026 by Inspector Douglas L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's decision to refuse to issue a certificate of lawful use or development was well-founded.
‘residential use only (C3 – Dwellinghouse)’
- Authority
- London Borough of Hackney
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Douglas L
- Postcode
- E8 1EB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the Council's decision to refuse to issue a certificate of lawful use or development was well-founded
What decided it
The appellant's evidence was not sufficiently precise and unambiguous to demonstrate on the balance of probabilities that the material change of use to a dwelling had occurred at least four years before the application date of 23 July 2024.
The decision letter
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