Planning appeal decision
34 Kensington Way, Brentwood, Essex, CM14 4RL
Planning appeal 3282033 at 34 Kensington Way, Brentwood, Essex, CM14 4RL (Brentwood Borough Council) was dismissed on 25 March 2022 by Inspector Shields T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed conversion of the garage to a kitchen would constitute lawful development under section 192 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.
Convert the existing ground floor garage into a kitchen, re-purpose kitchen into a study
- Authority
- Brentwood Borough Council
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Shields T
- Postcode
- CM14 4RL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed conversion of the garage to a kitchen would constitute lawful development under section 192 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990
What decided it
The express condition 20 attached to the original planning permission prohibits conversion of the garage to living accommodation, which disapplies the permitted development rights that would otherwise apply to the proposed alteration.
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