®Planning appeal decision
12 MyGrove Gardens, London, RM13 9QT
Planning appeal 3366203 at 12 MyGrove Gardens, London, RM13 9QT (London Borough of Havering) was dismissed on 22 September 2025 by Inspector Steen A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's decision to refuse the certificate of lawful use or development was well-founded in relation to whether the change of use would be material.
a children’s home. Summary
- Authority
- London Borough of Havering
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- community-institutional · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Steen A
- Postcode
- RM13 9QT
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the Council's decision to refuse the certificate of lawful use or development was well-founded in relation to whether the change of use would be material
What decided it
The effects of occupancy as a children's home providing care to residents would materially differ from those of the existing dwellinghouse use, despite similar occupancy numbers and no external changes.
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