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

Planning appeal 3290824 at Waterworks House, School Lane, Higham Rochester, Kent, ME3 7JL (Gravesham Borough Council) was dismissed on 28 November 2022 by Inspector Shearing C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: 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.

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
Postcode: ME3 7JL

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.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: CS02CS19

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