Summerhill, Seal Hollow Road, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN13 3SH

demolition of existing dwelling; erection of two detached dwellings with garaging and associated works incorporating minor revisions following consents under application references SE/18/00158/OUT and SE/18/02903/CONVAR” by varying conditions 2, 3, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 attached to planning permission Ref 20/01075/FUL

Authority: Sevenoaks District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Wright A

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether condition 14 is necessary and reasonable with regard to highway safety
whether condition 15 is necessary and reasonable with regard to the living conditions of adjacent occupiers and the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

Both conditions failed the policy tests for conditions in NPPF paragraph 56 as they were not necessary, reasonable, enforceable or precise, and were already adequately addressed by existing landscaping conditions.

Framework references: 56

Plan policies cited: Policy EN1, Policy EN2, Policy L4

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