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Dismissed4 August 20263359688

30 Crow Lane, Romford, RM7 0EL

Planning appeal 3359688 at 30 Crow Lane, Romford, RM7 0EL (London Borough of Havering) was dismissed on 4 August 2026 by Inspector Ghafoor A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the dog leg extension to the outbuilding was substantially completed on or before 12 April 2020 such that it benefits from the four-year immunity period under section 171B(1) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

Authority
London Borough of Havering
Appeal type
Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
other · Householder developments
Inspector
Ghafoor A

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the dog leg extension to the outbuilding was substantially completed on or before 12 April 2020 such that it benefits from the four-year immunity period under section 171B(1) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990
  • Whether the certificate of lawful use or development can be granted where an extant enforcement notice is in force

What decided it

The appellant failed to discharge the onus of proof by submitting insufficient and imprecise evidence to demonstrate that the dog leg extension was substantially completed on or before the relevant date of 12 April 2020, and the extant enforcement notice prevented the grant of a certificate of lawful use or development under section 191(2) of the Act.

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