Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent to Royal Engineers Road, Maidstone, Kent, ME14 1AE
Planning appeal 3298952 at Land Adjacent to Royal Engineers Road, Maidstone, Kent, ME14 1AE (Maidstone Borough Council) was allowed on 11 May 2023 by Inspector Wilkinson H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the details submitted are acceptable and sufficient to approve the details submitted pursuant to condition No 6 attached to planning permission 18/502791/FULL.
Approval of balcony details (metal railings and privacy screens) for Block B of a 310-unit residential development with A1/D1/D2 floorspace, car parking, public realm and landscaping
- Authority
- Maidstone Borough Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Wilkinson H
- Postcode
- ME14 1AE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the details submitted are acceptable and sufficient to approve the details submitted pursuant to condition No 6 attached to planning permission 18/502791/FULL
What decided it
The balcony details submitted are acceptable because they would be in keeping with the adjacent tower development, ensure a consistent design approach, accord with the external materials specification in the Section 106 agreement, and would not result in tangible harm to character and appearance.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM1 of the Maidstone Borough Local Plan 2017
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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