40 Wrotham Road, GRAVESEND, DA11 0QF

the erection of two storey rear extension and part storey rear extension to provide 2 additional units

Authority: Gravesham Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Naylor R

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of the proposal on the living conditions for future occupiers
the integrity of the Thames Estuary and Marshes Special Protection Area and Ramsar Site (SPA/RAMSAR)
the character and appearance of the area, including the setting of the Upper Windmill Street Conservation Area (UWSCA)

What decided it

The unacceptably harmful effect on the living conditions of future occupiers, particularly regarding outlook, daylight/sunlight and privacy, substantially and demonstrably outweighs the benefits of providing 2 additional housing units despite the Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply.

The substantial harm to living conditions of future occupiers significantly and demonstrably outweighed the moderate benefits of providing 2 additional dwellings to the Council's housing stock, environmental, economic and social benefits, when assessed against the policies in the Framework taken as a whole under paragraph 11(d)(ii).

Framework references: 206, 11

Plan policies cited: Policy CS19, Policy CS20, Saved Policy TC3

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