Planning appeal decision
37 Forestdale Road, Boxley, Chatham, Kent, ME5 9NB
Planning appeal 3287081 at 37 Forestdale Road, Boxley, Chatham, Kent, ME5 9NB (Maidstone Borough Council) was allowed on 6 March 2023 by Inspector Hocking P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's refusal to grant a certificate of lawfulness for the proposed development was well founded.
Single storey rear extension
- Authority
- Maidstone Borough Council
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Hocking P
- Postcode
- ME5 9NB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the Council's refusal to grant a certificate of lawfulness for the proposed development was well founded
What decided it
The appellant's evidence demonstrated on the balance of probabilities that the proposed rear extension would be permitted development as the height would not exceed 4m with eaves height not exceeding 3m in accordance with the technical guidance for sloping ground.
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