Planning appeal decision
Annexe 2 Savoy Road, Dartford, Kent, DA1 5AW
Planning appeal 3293833 at Annexe 2 Savoy Road, Dartford, Kent, DA1 5AW (Dartford Borough Council) was dismissed on 15 August 2023 by Inspector Douglas L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's decision to refuse to grant a certificate of lawful use or development was well-founded.
Certificate of lawful use or development for use of 2a Savoy Road (single storey side extension) as a dwellinghouse (Use Class C3)
- Authority
- Dartford Borough Council
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Douglas L
- Postcode
- DA1 5AW
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the Council's decision to refuse to grant a certificate of lawful use or development was well-founded
What decided it
The appellant failed to provide clear and unambiguous evidence that 2a Savoy Road was used consistently as an independent dwellinghouse for a continuous period of at least four years, as required by section 171B(2) of the Act.
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