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Dismissed30 July 20263365166

5 The Drive, Wood Green, London, N11 2DY

Planning appeal 3365166 at 5 The Drive, Wood Green, London, N11 2DY (London Borough of Haringey) was dismissed on 30 July 2026 by Inspector Willows P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's decision to refuse to issue a certificate of lawful use or development was well founded, turning on whether the use applied for had taken place for a sufficient continuous period such that it was lawful on the day the application was made.

described in the following terms: ‘The property was converted into three flats in 2019. The top flat was rented out in 2019, the middle and ground floor flats were used by my family. The middle floor was then rented out in 2021. In 2022 I applied for HMO which was granted and since then I have been renting out all three flats

Authority
London Borough of Haringey
Appeal type
minor · Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Householder developments
Inspector
Willows P
Postcode
N11 2DY

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the Council's decision to refuse to issue a certificate of lawful use or development was well founded, turning on whether the use applied for had taken place for a sufficient continuous period such that it was lawful on the day the application was made

What decided it

The appellant failed to provide sufficient documentary evidence to demonstrate continuous use of the property as three self-contained flats for the required four-year period prior to the application, with particular gaps and ambiguities in the evidence from 2020 onwards.

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