Planning appeal decision
52, 54, 54A Green Street, Gillingham, Kent, ME7 1XA
Planning appeal 3268389 at 52, 54, 54A Green Street, Gillingham, Kent, ME7 1XA (Medway Council) was dismissed on 18 October 2021 by Inspector Parsons J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether or not the proposal would accord with the provisions of Schedule 2, Part 20, Class AA of the GPDO, with regard to the external appearance of the building.
to provide two additional storeys to provide six additional flats
- Authority
- Medway Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Parsons J
- Postcode
- ME7 1XA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether or not the proposal would accord with the provisions of Schedule 2, Part 20, Class AA of the GPDO, with regard to the external appearance of the building
What decided it
The proposal would result in an overly repetitive and overbearing principal elevation and prominent flank elevations with insufficient design articulation and architectural detailing, fundamentally altering the external appearance of the building in an adverse way contrary to GPDO Class AA condition AA.2(1)(e).
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy BNE1 of the Medway Local Plan 2003
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 126Paragraph 130
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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