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Quashed On Legal Grounds18 March 20263372083

1 Grasmere Gardens, Ilford, IG4 5LF

Planning appeal 3372083 at 1 Grasmere Gardens, Ilford, IG4 5LF (London Borough of Redbridge) was decided (quashed on legal grounds) on 18 March 2026 by Inspector Berry A, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether a material change of use of the property from a dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a children's residential care home (Use Class C2), as alleged in the enforcement notice, has occurred.

Material change of use of the property from a dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a children's residential care home (Use Class C2)

Authority
London Borough of Redbridge
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Hearing
Development
community-institutional · Change of use
Inspector
Berry A
Postcode
IG4 5LF

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether a material change of use of the property from a dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a children's residential care home (Use Class C2), as alleged in the enforcement notice, has occurred

What decided it

The Inspector found that 'care', as defined in Article 2 of the Use Classes Order, was not being provided to the occupants, so no material change of use to Use Class C2 had occurred.

What the Inspector cited

Judgments
North Devon DC v FSS & Southern Childcare Ltd [2003] EWHC 157 (Admin); [2003] JPL 1191

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