Planning appeal decision
4 Pilgrims Way, Dartford, DA1 1QA
Planning appeal 3324774 at 4 Pilgrims Way, Dartford, DA1 1QA (Dartford Borough Council) was dismissed on 29 January 2024 by Inspector Cowley R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the prior approval application was made "before beginning the development" as required by condition A.4 of Schedule 2, Part 1, Class A of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 as amended.
4m single storey rear extension to be added to the existing 4m extension with a maximum height of 4m from ground level
- Authority
- Dartford Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Cowley R
- Postcode
- DA1 1QA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the prior approval application was made "before beginning the development" as required by condition A.4 of Schedule 2, Part 1, Class A of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 as amended
What decided it
The existing extension was substantially complete and works commenced before the prior approval application was submitted, meaning the development had already begun in breach of the requirement to apply for prior approval before beginning the development.
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