®Planning appeal decision
Land South of South Cottage, High Street, Staplehurst, Kent, TN12 0BH
Planning appeal 3307921 at Land South of South Cottage, High Street, Staplehurst, Kent, TN12 0BH (Maidstone Borough Council) was dismissed on 11 December 2023 by Inspector Price A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would preserve the settings of grade II listed buildings, Little Loddenden and North Cottage and South Cottage, and the extent to which the proposal would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Staplehurst Conservation Area.
the creation of a new vehicular access
- Authority
- Maidstone Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Price A
- Postcode
- TN12 0BH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would preserve the settings of grade II listed buildings, Little Loddenden and North Cottage and South Cottage, and the extent to which the proposal would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Staplehurst Conservation Area
What decided it
The harm to the character and appearance of the Staplehurst Conservation Area caused by the introduction of a vehicular crossover across the prominent grass verge, which outweighs the limited public benefits of the proposal.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- SP18DM4DM1PW4
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 199Paragraph 200Paragraph 201Paragraph 202
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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