®Planning appeal decision
28 Priory Gardens, DARTFORD, DA1 2BE
new three bedroom house adjoining existing terraced house
- Authority
- Dartford Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- James A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of occupants of 28 Priory Gardens, with particular regard to daylight, sunlight and outlook
- whether the proposed development would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupants of the dwelling, having particular regard to outlook, privacy and internal and outdoor amenity space
- the effect of the proposed development on highway and pedestrian safety
- whether the site is suitable for windfall development, having particular regard to relevant development plan policies
What decided it
The identified harms to character and appearance, neighbouring living conditions, future occupant amenity, and highway safety, combined with the failure of the benefits to outweigh the disbenefits under the windfall development policy, meant the proposal conflicted with the development plan as a whole with no material considerations to outweigh that conflict.
the benefits of providing one dwelling did not outweigh the disbenefits comprising harm to character and appearance, neighbouring living conditions, future occupant outdoor amenity space, and highway safety
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy DP2, Policy DP3, Policy DP4, Policy DP5, Policy DP6, Policy DP7, Policy DP8, Policy CS1, Policy CS10, Policy M1, Policy M2, Policy M9, Policy M10, Policy M11
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.