Planning appeal decision
Ship Cottage, Church Road, Hartley, Longfield, Kent, DA3 8DZ
Planning appeal 3295526 at Ship Cottage, Church Road, Hartley, Longfield, Kent, DA3 8DZ (Sevenoaks District Council) was allowed on 16 January 2024 by Inspector King T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's decision not to issue a lawful development certificate was well founded.
a new single storey side extension
- Authority
- Sevenoaks District Council
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- King T
- Postcode
- DA3 8DZ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the Council's decision not to issue a lawful development certificate was well founded
What decided it
The south-facing elevation is the principal elevation of Ship Cottage, not the north-facing wall relied upon by the Council, and the proposed extension attached to the rear elevation therefore complies with GPDO Class A permitted development restrictions.
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