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Dismissed23 January 20233308797

Warren Lands, Lenham Heath Road, Sandway, Maidstone, Kent, ME17 2PD

Planning appeal 3308797 at Warren Lands, Lenham Heath Road, Sandway, Maidstone, Kent, ME17 2PD (Maidstone Borough Council) was dismissed on 23 January 2023 by Inspector Fleming D, 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 for the proposal was well-founded.

for proposed use of existing dwelling as a dwelling

Authority
Maidstone Borough Council
Appeal type
ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Householder developments
Inspector
Fleming D
Postcode
ME17 2PD

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the Council's decision to refuse to grant a certificate of lawful use or development for the proposal was well-founded

What decided it

The structure remains a mobile home subject to an extant enforcement notice prohibiting residential use, making any proposed residential use unlawful.

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