Planning appeal decision
85 Milton Road, Gravesend, Kent, DA12 2PP
Planning appeal 3298286 at 85 Milton Road, Gravesend, Kent, DA12 2PP (Gravesham Borough Council) was allowed on 19 December 2022 by Inspector Grierson E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on highway safety.
the demolition of existing workshop and erection in its place of a single storey building comprising valet booth, video/photographic studio and parts store
- Authority
- Gravesham Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Grierson E
- Postcode
- DA12 2PP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on highway safety
What decided it
The proposed development would not increase on-street car parking or harm highway safety because displaced parking could be adequately reallocated within the appeal site boundaries.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS11
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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