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Dismissed24 October 20243338822

89 Bryant Road, Strood, Rochester, Medway, ME2 3ES

Planning appeal 3338822 at 89 Bryant Road, Strood, Rochester, Medway, ME2 3ES (Medway Council) was dismissed on 24 October 2024 by Inspector King T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether, on the balance of probability, the use was lawful within the meaning of section 191(2) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

described as ‘C3 – Dwellinghouse - No 89b has been in use since the 1970s approx.’

Authority
Medway Council
Appeal type
ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
King T
Postcode
ME2 3ES

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether, on the balance of probability, the use was lawful within the meaning of section 191(2) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990

What decided it

The appellant failed to provide precise and unambiguous evidence of continuous self-contained residential use from at least 25 September 2019, with the intervening period up to February 2022 not convincingly accounted for.

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