®Planning appeal decision
85 Upper Stone Street, Maidstone, ME15 6HE
the construction of a new build flat development comprising of 6 x self-contained unit(s)
- Authority
- Maidstone Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Glassar S
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of future occupants
- the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers
- access for service and emergency vehicles
- the safeguarding of waste facilities
What decided it
The substantial harm to the living conditions of both future occupants and existing neighbours, combined with failure to address waste facility safeguarding, outweighed the moderate benefits of providing six additional residential units.
The moderate weight attached to the provision of six new residential units and benefits of efficient land use did not outweigh the substantial weight ascribed to the harm to living conditions of future occupants and existing neighbours and conflict with the development plan.
Framework references: 130
Plan policies cited: Policy DM1, Policy DM9, Policy DM8, Policy DM23
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.