30 Hazel Road, DARTFORD, DA1 2SE

Erection of a house on a garden including driveways (dropped kerb) and parking spaces

Authority: Dartford Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Szymanski D

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of the development upon the character and appearance of the area
whether the development would provide satisfactory living conditions for the future occupiers of the new dwelling with particular reference to external space provision, daylight, and outlook
whether the development would provide satisfactory living conditions for the occupiers of No 30 Hazel Road with particular reference to external space provision

What decided it

The significant harm to the character and appearance of the area and failure to provide satisfactory living conditions for the new dwelling's occupiers in respect of private outdoor space provision outweighed the limited benefits of the development.

the significant harm to character and appearance and inadequate private outdoor space for the new dwelling outweighed the limited benefits of housing delivery, economic benefit, and more efficient use of land

Plan policies cited: Policy DP2, Policy DP5, Policy DP6, Policy DP7, Policy DP8, Policy CS1, Policy CS10b), Housing Windfall Supplementary Planning Document (2017)

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