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Allowed19 October 20213248157

46 Lowfield Street, Dartford, DA1 1HU

Planning appeal 3248157 at 46 Lowfield Street, Dartford, DA1 1HU (Dartford Borough Council) was allowed on 19 October 2021 by Inspector Davies N, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the change of use of the first floor on the regeneration plans for the Lowfield Street part of the town centre.

Change of Use of first floor from night club (including use of existing vacant part) to Use Class D1 (place of worship with ancillary offices and various ancillary community centre uses) for a temporary period until 10th July 2023 plus demolition of existing steel framed structure to provide additional parking (resubmission of DA/17/01929/COU)

Authority
Dartford Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
community-institutional · Change of use
Inspector
Davies N
Postcode
DA1 1HU

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the change of use of the first floor on the regeneration plans for the Lowfield Street part of the town centre
  • The effect on the living conditions of those occupiers of surrounding developments
  • The effect of the continued use of the existing access on traffic and pedestrian safety

What decided it

The temporary nature of the permission meant that none of the identified harms to regeneration, living conditions, or highway/pedestrian safety were sufficiently significant to justify refusal.

The limited and temporary nature of the harms to regeneration, neighbours' living conditions and highway/pedestrian safety did not outweigh the case for granting a further temporary permission pending comprehensive redevelopment.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy DP16Policy CS2Policy CS1Policy DP5Policy DP3Policy DP4
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 56

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