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Split Decision23 January 20263356420

115 Dalston Gardens, Stanmore, Harrow, HA7 1DA

Planning appeal 3356420 at 115 Dalston Gardens, Stanmore, Harrow, HA7 1DA (London Borough of Harrow) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 23 January 2026 by Inspector Braithwaite J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the residential use of the outbuilding has subsisted continuously for a four year period.

Erection of outbuilding to rear garden with use as self-contained residential unit

Authority
London Borough of Harrow
Appeal type
ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Householder developments
Inspector
Braithwaite J
Postcode
HA7 1DA

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the residential use of the outbuilding has subsisted continuously for a four year period
  • Whether the erection of the outbuilding was lawful

What decided it

The appellant failed to provide sufficient precise and unambiguous evidence to demonstrate that the residential use of the outbuilding had subsisted continuously for the required four-year period, but the outbuilding was admitted to have been substantially complete more than four years before the application date.

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