Planning appeal decision
140-142 Frindsbury Road, , Strood, Rochester, Medway, Kent
Planning appeal 3261666 at 140-142 Frindsbury Road, , Strood, Rochester, Medway, Kent (Medway Council) was dismissed on 29 June 2021 by Inspector Wood T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effects of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.
the construction of a 2 bedroom dwelling with associated parking
- Authority
- Medway Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Wood T
- Postcode
- ME2 4JD
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effects of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- The effects of the proposal in relation to the provision of amenity space
- Whether the proposed parking provision is acceptable
What decided it
The harmful effects of the proposal on character and appearance, amenity space provision, and highway safety, combined with the failure to secure ecological mitigation, outweighed the benefit of providing an additional dwelling.
The benefits of housing delivery were outweighed by the harmful effects on character and appearance, amenity space, highway safety, and the failure to mitigate ecological impacts
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy BNE1Policy H4Policy BNE2Policy T1Policy T2Policy T13Policy S6Policy BNE35
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
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