Planning appeal decision
11 Challenger Close, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 2HZ
Planning appeal 3277311 at 11 Challenger Close, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 2HZ (Swale Borough Council) was dismissed on 20 April 2022 by Inspector King T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's decision to refuse the certificate of lawful use or development was well founded.
described as ‘Convert garage into a habitable room
- Authority
- Swale Borough Council
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- King T
- Postcode
- ME10 2HZ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the Council's decision to refuse the certificate of lawful use or development was well founded
What decided it
The condition attached to the 1979 planning permission requiring retention of all car parking spaces remains in effect and prohibits the garage conversion, making the development unlawful at the date of the application.
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