®Planning appeal decision
216 Tooting High Street, London, SW17 0SG
Planning appeal 3355793 at 216 Tooting High Street, London, SW17 0SG (London Borough of Wandsworth) was dismissed on 18 September 2025 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.
‘ground floor and basement shop converted to residential’
- Authority
- London Borough of Wandsworth
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Douglas L
- Postcode
- SW17 0SG
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 failed to provide sufficiently precise and unambiguous evidence to show on the balance of probabilities that the basement and ground floor had been in use as a dwellinghouse for at least four continuous years prior to the application date.
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