2 PRIMROSE PLACE, THE STREET, DODDINGTON, KENT, ME9 0DA

Proposed single storey rear extension

Authority: Swale Borough Council
Appeal type: householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: Douglas L

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the occupants of No.1 Primrose Place

What decided it

The proposal would cause unacceptable harm to both the character and appearance of the area and the living conditions of neighbouring occupants through poor design and an excessive enclosing effect along the shared boundary.

The harms to character and appearance and to neighbouring living conditions were not outweighed by any material considerations, and the proposal conflicted with the development plan taken as a whole.

Framework references: 126

Plan policies cited: Policy CP 4, Policy DM 11, Policy DM 14, Policy DM 16, Policy DM 19, Policy DM 20, Policy DM 24

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