Planning appeal decision
Land South Of Waterwood Barn, Knatts Lane, Knatts Valley, Kent, TN15 6AG
Planning appeal 3300271 at Land South Of Waterwood Barn, Knatts Lane, Knatts Valley, Kent, TN15 6AG (Sevenoaks District Council) was dismissed on 8 April 2024 by Inspector Steen A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the refusal of the certificate of lawful use or development by the Council was well-founded.
Appeal A: substantial completion of building by autumn of 2008; Appeal B: use for storage of personal goods
- Authority
- Sevenoaks District Council
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Steen A
- Postcode
- TN15 6AG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the refusal of the certificate of lawful use or development by the Council was well-founded
What decided it
The building was not substantially complete by the relevant date as it lacked the character of a fully detailed building, and the use for storage of personal goods had not been established for the required ten-year period.
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