Planning appeal decision
Victoria House, 21-23 Clarence Road, Grays, RM17 6QA
Planning appeal 3269235 at Victoria House, 21-23 Clarence Road, Grays, RM17 6QA (Thurrock Borough Council) was dismissed on 18 August 2021 by Inspector Pannell G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the application for prior approval under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class O of the GPDO was made within the required timeframe.
Change of use from office to 4 flats. All habitable rooms are to have natural light
- Authority
- Thurrock Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Pannell G
- Postcode
- RM17 6QA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the application for prior approval under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class O of the GPDO was made within the required timeframe
What decided it
The application for prior approval was not made within the required timeframe of 31 July 2021, as the transitional arrangements for Class O permitted development expired on that date.
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