®Planning appeal decision
11 Seal Croft Cottages, Childsbridge Lane, Seal, Sevenoaks, TN15 0BY
Planning appeal 3266718 at 11 Seal Croft Cottages, Childsbridge Lane, Seal, Sevenoaks, TN15 0BY (Sevenoaks District Council) was dismissed on 9 August 2021 by Inspector Shrimplin R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the character of the host building and its surroundings.
described in the application form as follows: “Installing permeable gravel driveway for two cars in front garden to be accessed over a pavement and a grass verge owned by the council. Precedent seems to exist for doing this on the same street. Dimensions of gravel driveway proposed Width 5.5m Length 5.5m Construction of tarmac access driveway over council owned grass verge. Width 5.5m Length 8m (approx 42 M2)
- Authority
- Sevenoaks District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Shrimplin R
- Postcode
- TN15 0BY
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the character of the host building and its surroundings
- The effect on highway safety and convenience
What decided it
The harm to the appearance of the surroundings and the inconvenience caused to pedestrians outweighed the benefits of providing on-curtilage parking.
The benefits of on-curtilage parking were outweighed by the harm to the appearance of the surroundings and the inconvenience caused to pedestrians.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy EN1Policy EN2Policy T2Appendix 2: Guidance for Residential Parking
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 9Paragraph 12
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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