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Notice varied and upheld8 September 20263357860

2 Buckingham Road, London, NW10 4RR

Planning appeal 3357860 at 2 Buckingham Road, London, NW10 4RR (London Borough of Brent) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 8 September 2026 by Inspector Bale M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Ground (e): whether copies of the Notices were served as required by section 172 of the 1990 Act.

Authority
London Borough of Brent
Appeal type
Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Bale M

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Ground (e): whether copies of the Notices were served as required by section 172 of the 1990 Act
  • Ground (b): whether the matters alleged in the Notices have occurred
  • Ground (c): whether planning permission was required for the change of use alleged
  • Ground (f): whether the steps required by the Notices exceed what is necessary to remedy the breach
  • Ground (g): whether the period for compliance falls short of what should reasonably be allowed

What decided it

The Inspector's finding, based on physical evidence of interconnecting doors and self-contained facilities, that the alleged mixed use of HMO and self-contained flats had in fact occurred, meaning grounds (b), (c) and (e) failed and the Notices were upheld subject only to a reduction in the scope of the remedial steps under ground (f).

What the Inspector cited

Judgments
Brent LBC v SSHCLG & Chaim Reiner [2020] EWHC 3620 (Admin); LB Brent v SSLHC & Yehuda Rothchild [2022] EWHC 2051 (Admin); Welwyn Hatfield BC v SSLHC & Ismail Kabala [2022] EWHC 3175 (Admin)

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