®Planning appeal decision
100C Wrotham Road, Gravesend, DA11 0QH
Planning appeal 3264360 at 100C Wrotham Road, Gravesend, DA11 0QH (Gravesham Borough Council) was dismissed on 1 November 2021 by Inspector Evans L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the local area.
Existing use of two outbuildings in the rear garden as two residential dwellings with minor alterations to the existing buildings and garage
- Authority
- Gravesham Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Evans L
- Postcode
- DA11 0QH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the local area
- Whether the two residential units currently and following the proposed alterations would provide satisfactory living accommodation for future residents
- The impact on interests of ecological importance with particular reference to the integrity of SPA / Ramsar sites
What decided it
The cumulative harm to character and appearance, living conditions of residents, and ecological interests significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits of two additional housing units, making the proposal unsustainable and conflicting with the development plan taken as a whole.
The social and economic benefits of two additional housing units were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the harm to character and appearance, living conditions of residents, and ecological interests; the adverse impacts would not achieve the social and environmental roles of sustainable development.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS14Policy CS19Policy CS12
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 59Paragraph 68Paragraph 126Paragraph 130Paragraph 180Paragraph 181
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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