Waterworks House, School Lane, Higham Rochester, Kent, ME3 7JL

conversion of existing workshop and garage to a one bedroom annex ancillary to the main dwelling without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref 20160099, dated 12 May 2016

Authority: Gravesham Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Shearing C

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal to allow short-term letting of the outbuilding would result in it ceasing to be ancillary accommodation and becoming a separate unit of accommodation
Whether an application under section 73 can be used to vary the condition in a manner that would be inconsistent with the original planning permission description

What decided it

The proposal would result in the outbuilding ceasing to be ancillary accommodation and becoming a separate unit, which is beyond the powers available under section 73 as it would be inconsistent with the original planning permission description.

Plan policies cited: CS02, CS19

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