®Planning appeal decision
55 Rochester Road, Gravesend, Kent, DA12 2JN
Planning appeal 3271956 at 55 Rochester Road, Gravesend, Kent, DA12 2JN (Gravesham Borough Council) was dismissed on 19 October 2021 by Inspector Harley S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.
Relocation of 5 no. car parking spaces and proposal of 3 no. dwellings and 3 no. additional car parking spaces
- Authority
- Gravesham Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Harley S
- Postcode
- DA12 2JN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- whether adequate living conditions would be provided for future occupiers of the proposed dwellings
- the effect on the living conditions of occupiers of Nos 55 and 53 Rochester Road
- the effect on the Thames Estuary and Marshes Ramsar site and Special Protection Area (the North Kent Marshes)
What decided it
The considerable weight given to the harmful impacts on character and appearance, living conditions of future and neighbouring occupiers, and the natural environment significantly and demonstrably outweighed the moderate benefits of housing delivery and economic benefits when assessed against the Framework as a whole under the tilted balance.
The moderate benefits of housing delivery in an accessible location and economic benefits from construction and resident spending were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the considerable adverse impacts on character and appearance, living conditions of future and neighbouring occupiers, and the natural environment.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS14Policy CS15Policy CS19Policy CS12Policy CS02
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11
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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