Planning appeal decision
15 Mill View Rd, Herne, Herne Bay, Kent, CT6 7JF
Planning appeal 3310031 at 15 Mill View Rd, Herne, Herne Bay, Kent, CT6 7JF (Canterbury City Council) was allowed on 26 March 2024 by Inspector Dignan P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed outbuilding would be for purposes incidental to the enjoyment of the dwellinghouse or would constitute a business use requiring express planning permission.
proposed dormer to side elevation, rooflight to side elevation together with driveway extension and single-storey detached outbuilding
- Authority
- Canterbury City Council
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Dignan P
- Postcode
- CT6 7JF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed outbuilding would be for purposes incidental to the enjoyment of the dwellinghouse or would constitute a business use requiring express planning permission
What decided it
The appellant's confirmation that the outbuilding space would be used for storage rather than business purposes, combined with the Council's acknowledgement that storage use would be incidental to the dwellinghouse and therefore lawful under Class E of the GDPO.
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