®Planning appeal decision
Block E, Mill Pond Development Site, Mill Pond Road, Dartford, Kent
the erection of a 5-storey building comprising 19 residential dwellings over undercroft parking, together with associated development
- Authority
- Dartford Borough Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Felgate J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal for a wholly residential development on the site would accord with the relevant planning policies for the Northern Gateway site
- the effects of the development on the area's character and appearance, having regard to the design and its relationship to the surroundings
What decided it
The exclusively residential nature of the proposal, with no provision for commercial or community uses, would conflict with the fundamental aims of the development plan policies for the Northern Gateway to create a mixed-use sustainable community with its own range of facilities and sense of identity.
the benefits of housing delivery, including 9 affordable dwellings, were clearly outweighed by the harm caused by the loss of the last opportunity for non-residential uses and the poor design that would fail to create an attractive, well-integrated place
Framework references: 130
Plan policies cited: Policy CS1, Policy CS3, Policy DP2
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.