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Notice varied and upheld23 June 20263363921

17 Fordwych Road, London, NW2 3TN

Planning appeal 3363921 at 17 Fordwych Road, London, NW2 3TN (London Borough of Camden) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 23 June 2026 by Inspector Ollerenshaw M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether a material change of use from an HMO to 8 self-contained residential units has occurred (ground (b)).

without planning permission: change of use from 7 non-self-contained residential units with shared facilities (HMO) and a 1 x 3 bed self- contained residential unit to 8 self-contained residential units

Authority
London Borough of Camden
Appeal type
minor · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Ollerenshaw M
Postcode
NW2 3TN

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether a material change of use from an HMO to 8 self-contained residential units has occurred (ground (b))
  • Whether the steps required by the enforcement notice exceed what is necessary to remedy the breach of planning control (ground (f))

What decided it

The provision within each of the 7 rooms of toilet, personal washing facilities and cooking facilities, combined with the absence of functional communal space, demonstrated that a material change of use to self-contained residential units had occurred.

What the Inspector cited

Judgments
Gravesham BC v SSE & O'Brien [1983] JPL 306

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The authority’s record since 2016 · every decision in 2026

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