®Planning appeal decision
Dunrovin, 17 Charlesford Avenue, Kingswood, Kent, ME17 3PE
land to rear of 17 Charlesford Avenue change of use to residential and retention of existing summer house
- Authority
- Maidstone Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Wilkinson H
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- the effect of the proposed development on biodiversity with particular regard to Ancient Woodland and the Kingswood Local Wildlife Site
- the effect of the proposed development on archaeological remains
What decided it
The proposed development would cause unacceptable harm to the character and appearance of the countryside, biodiversity including Ancient Woodland, and potentially archaeological remains, with no adequate mitigation or exceptional circumstances to justify the proposal.
Framework references: 180
Plan policies cited: Policy SP17, Policy DM1, Policy DM3, Policy DM4, Policy DM30, Policy DM32, Policy DM33
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.