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Dismissed23 October 20253361753

36 Kingswood Road, Gillingham, ME7 1DZ

Planning appeal 3361753 at 36 Kingswood Road, Gillingham, ME7 1DZ (Medway Council) was dismissed on 23 October 2025 by Inspector Hartley D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's decision to refuse to grant an LDC was well founded with particular regard as to whether it has been demonstrated that an increase from six to seven occupants in the existing HMO constitutes a material change of use of the land and hence amounts to development requiring planning permission.

to confirm that the proposal to add one additional person to occupy the existing confirmed C4 HMO does not constitute a material change of use

Authority
Medway Council
Appeal type
ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Other minor developments
Inspector
Hartley D
Postcode
ME7 1DZ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the Council's decision to refuse to grant an LDC was well founded with particular regard as to whether it has been demonstrated that an increase from six to seven occupants in the existing HMO constitutes a material change of use of the land and hence amounts to development requiring planning permission

What decided it

The material change in car parking activity and associated vehicle movements resulting from an additional resident in an area already experiencing significant car parking stress and demand pressures.

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