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Allowed13 July 20263377536

Flat A Ground to Second Floor, 126A Lower Richmond Road, London, SW15 1LN

Planning appeal 3377536 at Flat A Ground to Second Floor, 126A Lower Richmond Road, London, SW15 1LN (London Borough of Wandsworth) was allowed on 13 July 2026 by Inspector Ghafoor A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the existing use of the property as a small HMO (Class C4) is lawful and was subsisting during the 10-year period prior to the application date.

Certificate of lawful use for existing use as a small house in multiple occupation (Class C4)

Authority
London Borough of Wandsworth
Appeal type
ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Ghafoor A
Postcode
SW15 1LN

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the existing use of the property as a small HMO (Class C4) is lawful and was subsisting during the 10-year period prior to the application date

What decided it

The physical layout and configuration of the property, with shared communal facilities at ground floor and separate bedrooms without individual cooking facilities, was characteristic of a Class C4 HMO and satisfied the Gravesham test.

What the Inspector cited

Judgments
Gravesham BC v SSE and O'Brien [1983] JPL 306; Brent LBC v SSLUHC & Rothchild [2022] EWHC 2051 (Admin)

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