Planning appeal decision
Cedarwood Longfield Avenue, Longfield, DA3 7LA
Planning appeal 3301772 at Cedarwood Longfield Avenue, Longfield, DA3 7LA (Gravesham Borough Council) was dismissed on 15 March 2024 by Inspector Steen A, 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, taking account of whether the use of the outbuilding would be incidental to the dwellinghouse.
a single storey outbuilding
- Authority
- Gravesham Borough Council
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Steen A
- Postcode
- DA3 7LA
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, taking account of whether the use of the outbuilding would be incidental to the dwellinghouse
What decided it
The building is of a size and layout that it could be used as primary or independent living accommodation, which would not be incidental to the dwellinghouse as required by the permitted development rules.
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