®Planning appeal decision
Cobham Lodge , Valley Drive, Gravesend, DA12 5UE
Planning appeal 3313228 at Cobham Lodge , Valley Drive, Gravesend, DA12 5UE (Gravesham Borough Council) was dismissed on 24 October 2023 by Inspector Pattison B, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal is acceptable in relation to prevailing requirements concerning provision of affordable housing and mitigation towards the effects on local services and infrastructure.
Conversion of existing house to 10 flats including side and rear extension and loft conversion; conversion of rear annex building to 2 dwelling houses including new dormers; construction of new apartment building to form 11 new apartments; construction of 8 semi-detached and 1 detached houses and associated development
- Authority
- Gravesham Borough Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Pattison B
- Postcode
- DA12 5UE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal is acceptable in relation to prevailing requirements concerning provision of affordable housing and mitigation towards the effects on local services and infrastructure
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The absence of a completed s.106 agreement to secure financial contributions towards local services and infrastructure, which would result in very significant harm that outweighs the benefits of housing delivery even in the context of a shortfall in five-year housing land supply.
The significant benefits of delivering 31 additional residential units (including family units) and contributing to housing land supply shortfall were outweighed by the very significant adverse impacts on physical and social infrastructure provision resulting from the absence of a completed s.106 agreement to secure mitigation contributions.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS10Policy CS16Policy CS19
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 149Paragraph 11
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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