Planning appeal decision
12 Wents Wood, Weavering, Maidstone, Kent, ME14 5BL
Planning appeal 3321676 at 12 Wents Wood, Weavering, Maidstone, Kent, ME14 5BL (Maidstone Borough Council) was dismissed on 4 October 2023 by Inspector Hall C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area.
Detached garage
- Authority
- Maidstone Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Hall C
- Postcode
- ME14 5BL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The prominent positioning and imposing scale of the detached garage with unattractive blank walls would erode the character and appearance of the area, contrary to Policies DM1 and DM9.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM1Policy DM9Residential Extensions Supplementary Planning Document 2009
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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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
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