®Planning appeal decision
Mears Walk, Riverside, Richmond, Surrey, TW10 6UJ
Planning appeal 3358690 at Mears Walk, Riverside, Richmond, Surrey, TW10 6UJ (Richmond Upon Thames London Borough Council) was dismissed on 21 July 2026 by Inspector Ghafoor A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's refusal to grant the certificate of lawful use or development was well-founded.
Retention of existing ice cream stand use class E(c)(iii) on the foreshore at Richmond Riverside, adjacent to Mears Moorings
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- retail · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Ghafoor A
- Postcode
- TW10 6UJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the Council's refusal to grant the certificate of lawful use or development was well-founded
What decided it
The quantum of evidence presented does not clearly show the existing use is lawful due to the passage of time and the lack of sufficiently precise and detailed evidence to establish continuous use from 2006 to the relevant date.
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