Planning appeal decision
17 The Avenue, Wembley, HA9 9QH
Planning appeal 3361028 at 17 The Avenue, Wembley, HA9 9QH (London Borough of Brent) was dismissed on 27 August 2026 by Inspector Franks Z, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's decision to refuse to grant a certificate of lawful use or development was well-founded, requiring the appellant to show on the balance of probability that the property has been used as two separate flats for a substantially uninterrupted period of 4 years before 9 October 2024.
- Authority
- London Borough of Brent
- Appeal type
- minor · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Franks Z
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the Council's decision to refuse to grant a certificate of lawful use or development was well-founded, requiring the appellant to show on the balance of probability that the property has been used as two separate flats for a substantially uninterrupted period of 4 years before 9 October 2024
What decided it
The appellant's evidence was not sufficiently precise and unambiguous to justify the grant of the certificate of lawful use on the balance of probability.
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