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Dismissed15 October 20253367148

108 The Avenue, Tottenham, London, N17 6TG

Planning appeal 3367148 at 108 The Avenue, Tottenham, London, N17 6TG (London Borough of Haringey) was dismissed on 15 October 2025 by Inspector Blackwell J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the use of the property as an HMO for up to six residents has been ongoing continuously and uninterrupted for the ten-year period required for immunity from enforcement under section 171B(3) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

a house in multiple occupation (HMO) for up to six residents

Authority
London Borough of Haringey
Appeal type
ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Householder developments
Inspector
Blackwell J
Postcode
N17 6TG

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the use of the property as an HMO for up to six residents has been ongoing continuously and uninterrupted for the ten-year period required for immunity from enforcement under section 171B(3) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990

What decided it

The appellant failed to demonstrate that the HMO use had been ongoing continuously and uninterrupted for the ten-year period required by section 171B(3) of the 1990 Act, with evidence showing use commenced only in August 2019.

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