®Planning appeal decision
Allowed19 January 20263373898
Graylaw House, 394 High Road, Leyton, London, E10 6QE
prior approval for the change of use of first floor commercial space (Use Class E) into four self-contained residential units (Use Class C3)
- Authority
- Waltham Forest London Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Sylvester G
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be permitted development under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA of the GPDO, with particular regard to whether the use of the appeal building fell within one or more of the classes specified in sub-paragraph MA.1.(2) for a continuous period of at least 2 years prior to the date of the application for prior approval
What decided it
The balance of evidence, particularly continuous business rates payments and sustained marketing efforts as an office, demonstrated the appellant's intention to maintain the office use, and therefore the office use had not been abandoned despite the intervening unauthorised hotel use and subsequent vacancy.
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