Planning appeal decision
Flat A, Courtenay House London Road, Dunkirk, Faversham, ME13 9LF
Planning appeal 3259288 at Flat A, Courtenay House London Road, Dunkirk, Faversham, ME13 9LF (Swale Borough Council) was allowed on 17 May 2022 by Inspector Steen A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the decision of the Council to refuse the certificate of lawful use or development was well-founded.
Use of land as a residential garden
- Authority
- Swale Borough Council
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Steen A
- Postcode
- ME13 9LF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the decision of the Council to refuse the certificate of lawful use or development was well-founded
What decided it
Planning permission for residential use was granted in 1976 or 1978 and the use was never abandoned despite periods of limited maintenance and changes in ownership.
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