Planning appeal decision
1 Hudson Close, Gravesend, DA12 5FB
Planning appeal 3306574 at 1 Hudson Close, Gravesend, DA12 5FB (Gravesham Borough Council) was dismissed on 9 December 2022 by Inspector Hall C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the property and the local area.
A garden office (outbuilding).
- Authority
- Gravesham Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Hall C
- Postcode
- DA12 5FB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the property and the local area
- the provision of external amenity space
What decided it
The cumulative impact of the outbuilding's size and height relative to the modest garden curtilage and its visibility from the public domain, combined with the reduction in external amenity space below policy requirements, resulted in unmitigated harm to character and appearance.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS19
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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