Planning appeal decision
Purvil Wood Cottage, Leywood Road, Meopham, Gravesend, DA13 0UH
Planning appeal 3359997 at Purvil Wood Cottage, Leywood Road, Meopham, Gravesend, DA13 0UH (Gravesham Borough Council) was dismissed on 6 August 2026 by Inspector Perkins L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the Council's decision to refuse the application was well-founded or not.
- Authority
- Gravesham Borough Council
- Appeal type
- Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Perkins L
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the Council's decision to refuse the application was well-founded or not
What decided it
The proposed extension breaches both paragraph A.2(a) (render cladding not permitted on Article 2(3) land) and paragraph A.2(b) (side extension extending beyond the original side elevation), and all conditions and limitations of the Order must be satisfied for permitted development status.
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