141 Bow Road, Wateringbury, Maidstone, ME18 5EA

Planning appeal 3281136 at 141 Bow Road, Wateringbury, Maidstone, ME18 5EA (Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council) was allowed on 8 September 2022 by Inspector MacLeod R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the layout of the development on the character, appearance and functioning of the site and surrounding area.

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
Postcode: ME18 5EA

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

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: CP13CP24SQ1
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11Paragraph 130Paragraph 134

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