®Planning appeal decision
Up & Running, 150 High Street, Sevenoaks, TN13 1XE
Planning appeal 3316684 at Up & Running, 150 High Street, Sevenoaks, TN13 1XE (Sevenoaks District Council) was dismissed on 18 September 2023 by Inspector Miles H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the Sevenoaks High Street Conservation Area.
refurbishment of existing building, conversion of first and second floor to residential, demolition of rear extension with replacement new build residential extension with ancillary refuse and cycle store, additional storey for residential use
- Authority
- Sevenoaks District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Miles H
- Postcode
- TN13 1XE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the Sevenoaks High Street Conservation Area
- The effect on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers with particular regard to outlook, light and overbearing to 148 High Street
What decided it
The proposed third floor addition, clad in zinc and extending above the existing parapet, would create a disproportionate and incongruous rear extension that would unacceptably harm the character and appearance of the Sevenoaks High Street Conservation Area, and the modest public benefits of seven new dwellings would not outweigh this harm.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SP1 of the Sevenoaks Core Strategy (2011)Policy EN1 of the Sevenoaks Allocations and Development Management Plan (2015)Policy EN4 of the Sevenoaks Allocations and Development Management Plan (2015)Policy EN2 of the Sevenoaks Allocations and Development Management Plan (2015)
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 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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