®Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent To Rainbows End, Sundridge Hill, Cuxton, Rochester, Kent, ME2 1LF
demolition of existing garage and construction of a new four bedroom bungalow with pitched roof
- Authority
- Medway Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Bowyer J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the landscape and the character and appearance of the area
- whether or not living conditions for future occupiers of the dwelling would be acceptable with particular regard to noise and disturbance
- the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the occupiers of Rainbows End
What decided it
The substantial harm to the landscape and character and appearance of the area, combined with the failure to demonstrate acceptable living conditions for future occupiers due to noise, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits of providing one additional dwelling in the context of the tilted balance.
The benefits of providing an additional dwelling (afforded great weight) were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the adverse impacts of harm to landscape and character and appearance (afforded considerable weight) and failure to secure acceptable living conditions for future occupiers (afforded significant weight).
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy BNE25, Policy BNE34, Policy BNE1, Policy S1, Policy S2, Policy H11, Policy BNE2, Policy BNE3
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.