141 Bow Road, Wateringbury, MAIDSTONE, ME18 5EA

to form 2 new houses to the side of an existing terrace

Authority: Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: MacLeod R

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the layout of the development on the character, appearance and functioning of the site and surrounding area

What decided it

The provision of two additional homes in a sustainable location, given the Council's poor recent record on housing supply, outweighed the limited harm from slightly smaller garden sizes and unusual parking arrangements when assessed against the policies in the Framework taken as a whole.

The benefits of providing two additional homes in a sustainable location, attracting significant weight given the Council's poor housing supply record, outweighed the limited harm from slightly smaller garden sizes and unusual parking arrangements when assessed against the policies in the Framework taken as a whole

Framework references: 11, 130, 134

Plan policies cited: CP13, CP24, SQ1

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