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Dismissed27 January 20263355476

40 Chatham Road , Walthamstow, London , E17 6EU

Planning appeal 3355476 at 40 Chatham Road , Walthamstow, London , E17 6EU (Waltham Forest London Borough Council) was dismissed on 27 January 2026 by Inspector Braithwaite J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether, on the basis of all evidence submitted, the Council's decision not to grant a certificate of lawful use was well founded.

Certificate of lawful use for use of property as a small House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) (Use Class C4)

Authority
Waltham Forest London Borough Council
Appeal type
ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Householder developments
Inspector
Braithwaite J
Postcode
E17 6EU

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether, on the basis of all evidence submitted, the Council's decision not to grant a certificate of lawful use was well founded

What decided it

The appellant failed to provide sufficient precise and unambiguous evidence to demonstrate on the balance of probability that a Class C4 use of the property continued uninterrupted from before 16 September 2014 until the date of application, particularly given the unexplained discrepancy regarding the use during 2015 and the incomplete evidence of occupation thereafter.

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