®Planning appeal decision
Land south of South Cottage, High Street, Staplehurst, Kent, TN12 0BH
a residential development with associated amenity. This
- Authority
- Maidstone Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Holden S
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effects of the proposal on the setting of the adjacent listed buildings
- whether the proposal would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Staplehurst Conservation Area
What decided it
The proposal would preserve the settings of the adjacent listed buildings and the character and appearance of the conservation area, thereby according with the development plan and justifying approval.
The heritage benefits of preserving the listed building settings and conservation area character outweighed the concern about lack of on-site parking and vehicular access, which the highway authority did not consider to raise highway safety issues.
Framework references: 55
Plan policies cited: Policy SP18, Policy DM1, Policy DM4
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.