®Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent To 31 Willington Street , Maidstone, Kent, ME15 8JR
erection of a two-storey, three-bedroom, detached dwelling with parking
- Authority
- Maidstone Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Buchanan R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The significant harm to the character and appearance of the area caused by the loss of open space, trees and hedgerow, and the incongruous siting and design of the house, outweighed the modest housing supply benefits.
The modest benefits of housing supply and sustainable design features, given moderate weight, were outweighed by the substantial weight given to the significant harm to character and appearance and conflict with development plan policies promoting well-designed places and protection of open space.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy SP1, Policy DM1, Policy DM3, Policy DM9
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.