Planning appeal decision
Oakcroft Labour In Vain Road, Wrotham, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN15 7NY
Planning appeal 3297164 at Oakcroft Labour In Vain Road, Wrotham, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN15 7NY (Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council) was dismissed on 26 October 2022 by Inspector Whitfield J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the LPA's decision to refuse the LDC application was well-founded.
existing use of a building as an independent dwelling
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Whitfield J
- Postcode
- TN15 7NY
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the LPA's decision to refuse the LDC application was well-founded
What decided it
The absence of sufficient documentary evidence demonstrating continuous occupation of the building as an independent dwelling throughout the four-year period meant the appellants could not prove that enforcement action was time-barred.
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