®Planning appeal decision
11 Seal Croft Cottages, Childsbridge Lane, Seal, SEVENOAKS, TN15 0BY
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
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.
Framework references: 9, 12
Plan policies cited: Policy EN1, Policy EN2, Policy T2, Appendix 2: Guidance for Residential Parking
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.