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Dismissed14 November 20233314679

Unit K6 Northfleet Industrial Estate, Lower Road, Northfleet, Gravesend, DA11 9BL

Planning appeal 3314679 at Unit K6 Northfleet Industrial Estate, Lower Road, Northfleet, Gravesend, DA11 9BL (Gravesham Borough Council) was dismissed on 14 November 2023 by Inspector Pattison B, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on protected species, with particular regard to bats.

change of use of building to a mixed warehouse and office use together with erection of first and second floor extension and construction of a multi level car park, together with associated earthworks and drainage

Authority
Gravesham Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
employment-industrial · Change of use
Inspector
Pattison B
Postcode
DA11 9BL

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposal on protected species, with particular regard to bats
  • the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The absence of a bat roosting suitability survey prior to determination, which is required to establish whether protected species would be harmed, made it impossible to satisfy the requirements of NPPF paragraph 180 and Policy CS12, and this conflict with biodiversity protection policy outweighed the economic benefits of the proposal.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
CS12CS03CS19
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 174Paragraph 180Paragraph 130

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