Planning appeal decision
7 Argus Way, Hythe, Kent, CT21 4AZ
Planning appeal 3304653 at 7 Argus Way, Hythe, Kent, CT21 4AZ (Folkestone and Hythe District Council) was allowed on 9 December 2022 by Inspector Bennett K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the conversion of the open barn carport would place additional parking pressure on the surrounding highways.
Conversion of open barn carport into enclosed garage
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Bennett K
- Postcode
- CT21 4AZ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the conversion of the open barn carport would place additional parking pressure on the surrounding highways
What decided it
The appeal property can accommodate two on-site parking spaces on its existing hardstanding in practice, without any encroachment onto the access road, distinguishing it from other properties on the estate where only one space could be accommodated.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy T2Interim Guidance Note 3 (ING3)
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 119
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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