®Planning appeal decision
1 Gibraltar Cottages, Ham Lane, Gillingham, ME7 3JJ
Planning appeal 3318596 at 1 Gibraltar Cottages, Ham Lane, Gillingham, ME7 3JJ (Medway Council) was dismissed on 4 March 2024 by Inspector Wallace J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is a suitable location for the proposed development with respect to the strategy for development in the countryside and the effect on the character and appearance of the area.
the construction of a detached dwelling to the south east side of 1 Gibraltar Cottages, including enabling work to the south east side of the existing dwelling to remove side aspect windows and door with a two storey extension providing front and rear aspect windows and doors
- Authority
- Medway Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Wallace J
- Postcode
- ME7 3JJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the site is a suitable location for the proposed development with respect to the strategy for development in the countryside and the effect on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The proposed development would appear as a poorly related and incongruous addition to the existing dwellings due to the likely resultant cramped plot widths, causing significant harm to character and appearance that would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the limited housing benefits.
The limited social and economic benefits from the contribution of one dwelling to housing supply were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the significant harm to character and appearance arising from the poor relationship and cramped appearance of the development in the rural landscape.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy BNE25
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 84Paragraph 131Paragraph 135Paragraph 70Paragraph 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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