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Allowed29 June 20223291355

Island View The Street, Wormshill, Sittingbourne, ME9 0UB

Planning appeal 3291355 at Island View The Street, Wormshill, Sittingbourne, ME9 0UB (Maidstone Borough Council) was allowed on 29 June 2022 by Inspector Buchanan R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed building on the character and appearance of the area, including the Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (the AONB).

‘garage & room over (residential use) and repositioned driveway and site entrance’

Authority
Maidstone Borough Council
Appeal type
householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Householder developments
Inspector
Buchanan R
Postcode
ME9 0UB

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposed building on the character and appearance of the area, including the Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (the AONB)
  • whether it could be used for a purpose incidental to the domestic use and occupation of the appeal property

What decided it

The proposed building's subservient scale, sympathetic design, and limited visual impact in the AONB, combined with a condition restricting its use to purposes incidental to the domestic use of the appeal property, made the development acceptable.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SP17Policy DM1Policy DM3Policy DM30Policy DM32
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 55Paragraph 56Paragraph 78Paragraph 79Paragraph 80Paragraph 174Paragraph 176

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