And this may qualify as a non habitable dwelling for the purposes of collecting Council Tax.You are correct in that there is no statutory definition of the word 'dwellinghouse', and the Gravesham case is frequently cited.
However, simply removing kitchen or bathroom fittings from a dwelling does not mean it ceases to be a dwelling.
For example, if a developer buys an old house with a view to refurbishing it, one of the first things he does is to remove the old bathroom and kitchen fittings ready for replacements. But say he suddenly dies before he can go any further. Say there are disputes over his will; whilst his heirs are squabbling over the estate, the house he was working on remains empty, minus its kitchen and bathroom. But it is still a dwellinghouse for the purposes of the Town and Country Planning Act. Otherwise, what else could it be classed as??
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