Planning appeal decision
4 Cranleigh Drive, Swanley, Kent, BR8 8NX
Planning appeal 3267257 at 4 Cranleigh Drive, Swanley, Kent, BR8 8NX (Sevenoaks District Council) was dismissed on 24 September 2021 by Inspector Marshall E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The impact of the first-floor side extension upon the character of the area.
first floor side extension with single storey front porch and conservatory to rear, with alterations to existing vehicular access
- Authority
- Sevenoaks District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Marshall E
- Postcode
- BR8 8NX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The impact of the first-floor side extension upon the character of the area
What decided it
The first-floor side extension fails to comply with the Residential Extensions SPD guidance requiring a 1 metre set-back from the site boundary, resulting in visual terracing and loss of the important longer views through the site that are integral to the character of the area.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SP1Policy EN1
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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