Planning appeal decision
The Retreat, Northfleet Green, Gravesend, DA13 9PN
Planning appeal 3339203 at The Retreat, Northfleet Green, Gravesend, DA13 9PN (Gravesham Borough Council) was dismissed on 29 May 2025 by Inspector White P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the period for compliance specified in the enforcement notice (3 months) falls short of what should reasonably be allowed.
described as without the benefit of planning permission the erection of a single-storey outbuilding and pavilion on the Land
- Authority
- Gravesham Borough Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- White P
- Postcode
- DA13 9PN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the period for compliance specified in the enforcement notice (3 months) falls short of what should reasonably be allowed
What decided it
The 3-month compliance period is reasonable given the dry weather conditions available in the following months and the nature of the demolition work required.
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