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Dismissed17 December 20213263871

Benlin Farm Cottage Green Street Green Road, Dartford, DA2 6NR

Planning appeal 3263871 at Benlin Farm Cottage Green Street Green Road, Dartford, DA2 6NR (Dartford Borough Council) was dismissed on 17 December 2021 by Inspector Thomas N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the siting of the log cabin falls within the residential curtilage of dwellinghouse.

the construction of a log cabin falling within the definition of a caravan

Authority
Dartford Borough Council
Appeal type
ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
caravan-gypsy · Other minor developments
Inspector
Thomas N
Postcode
DA2 6NR

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the siting of the log cabin falls within the residential curtilage of dwellinghouse
  • whether the log cabin falls within the definition of a caravan
  • whether it would be used for purposes incidental to the main dwelling

What decided it

The appellant failed to discharge the burden of proof that the log cabin would fall within the residential curtilage of the dwelling and that it would meet the statutory definition of a caravan.

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