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Dismissed13 August 20213262306

Block E, Mill Pond Development Site, Mill Pond Road, Dartford, Kent

Planning appeal 3262306 at Block E, Mill Pond Development Site, Mill Pond Road, Dartford, Kent (Dartford Borough Council) was dismissed on 13 August 2021 by Inspector Felgate J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal for a wholly residential development on the site would accord with the relevant planning policies for the Northern Gateway site.

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

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy CS1Policy CS3Policy DP2
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 130

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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