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Dismissed13 February 20263358454

79 Norfolk Road, Enfield, London, Middlesex, EN3 4BE

Planning appeal 3358454 at 79 Norfolk Road, Enfield, London, Middlesex, EN3 4BE (London Borough of Enfield) was dismissed on 13 February 2026 by Inspector Braithwaite J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the conversion into two self-contained flats is immune from enforcement action by virtue of four years continuous use prior to 5 November 2024.

Certificate of lawful use for conversion of two-storey mid-terraced dwelling to two self-contained flats

Authority
London Borough of Enfield
Appeal type
ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Braithwaite J
Postcode
EN3 4BE

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the conversion into two self-contained flats is immune from enforcement action by virtue of four years continuous use prior to 5 November 2024

What decided it

The absence of sufficient precise and unambiguous documentary evidence to demonstrate continuous use of both flats for the full four-year period prior to 5 November 2024 meant the conversion could not be shown to be immune from enforcement action.

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