Planning appeal decision
49 Staunton Road, Kingston Upon Thames, KT2 5JR
Planning appeal 3320327 at 49 Staunton Road, Kingston Upon Thames, KT2 5JR (Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames) was allowed on 20 November 2024 by Inspector Madge M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's deemed refusal to grant a certificate of lawful use or development was well-founded.
conversion of an integrated garage into a habitable room
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Madge M
- Postcode
- KT2 5JR
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the Council's deemed refusal to grant a certificate of lawful use or development was well-founded
What decided it
The integrated garage was incidental to the primary residential use of the dwellinghouse and its conversion to a habitable room did not constitute development requiring planning permission.
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