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Dismissed14 December 20233317644

72 - 74 Priory Road, Dartford, Kent, DA1 2BS

Planning appeal 3317644 at 72 - 74 Priory Road, Dartford, Kent, DA1 2BS (Dartford Borough Council) was dismissed on 14 December 2023 by Inspector Davies N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Effect of the proposed development on character and appearance of the area.

construction of a pair of semi-detached three bedroom two storey houses

Authority
Dartford Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Davies N
Postcode
DA1 2BS

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Effect of the proposed development on character and appearance of the area
  • Effect of the proposed development on highway safety
  • Effect of the proposed development on parking provision
  • Effect of the proposed development on privacy
  • Effect of the proposed development on amenity space

What decided it

The cumulative harms to character and appearance, highway safety, parking provision and privacy outweighed the benefits of housing supply, providing a clear reason for resisting the proposed development.

The benefits of two dwellings adding to housing supply in a sustainable location were outweighed by the disbenefits arising from harm to character and appearance, privacy and highway matters

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy CS1Policy CS10Policy CS15Policy DP2Policy DP3Policy DP4Policy DP5Policy DP6Policy DP7Policy DP8Policy M1Policy M2Policy M9Policy M10Policy M11Parking Standards Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) 2012

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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