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Dismissed7 August 20263378282

Land Adjacent Manor Farm Cottages, Green Street Green Road, Darenth, Kent, DA2 8DN

Planning appeal 3378282 at Land Adjacent Manor Farm Cottages, Green Street Green Road, Darenth, Kent, DA2 8DN (Dartford Borough Council) was dismissed on 7 August 2026 by Inspector Hand S, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the land has been used continuously for storage (Class B8) purposes for a period of at least 10 years before the application.

Authority
Dartford Borough Council
Appeal type
Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure
Inquiry
Development
employment-industrial · Minor general industry/storage/warehousing
Inspector
Hand S

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the land has been used continuously for storage (Class B8) purposes for a period of at least 10 years before the application

What decided it

The storage use on the separated planning unit was found to have ceased when Mr Merriner left in early-to-mid 2025 and had not resumed in any form amounting to B8 storage, breaking the continuous 10-year period required.

What the Inspector cited

Judgments
Burdle v SSE [1972] 3 All E.R. 240

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