Planning appeal decision
89 Victoria Street , Sheerness, Kent , ME12 1YF
Planning appeal 3329041 at 89 Victoria Street , Sheerness, Kent , ME12 1YF (Swale Borough Council) was allowed on 27 October 2025 by Inspector Braithwaite J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed outbuilding would be for a purpose incidental to the enjoyment of the dwellinghouse and thus constitute permitted development under Class E of Part 1 of Schedule 2 of the GPDO.
New outbuilding as workshop/summer house
- Authority
- Swale Borough Council
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Braithwaite J
- Postcode
- ME12 1YF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed outbuilding would be for a purpose incidental to the enjoyment of the dwellinghouse and thus constitute permitted development under Class E of Part 1 of Schedule 2 of the GPDO
What decided it
The proposed outbuilding is commensurate in size to the dwellinghouse and necessary to accommodate the proposed workshop and summerhouse uses, which constitute purposes incidental to the enjoyment of the dwellinghouse and are therefore permitted development under Class E of the GPDO.
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