®Planning appeal decision
St. Peters Street, Maidstone, Kent, ME16 0SN
an outline application (all matters reserved except for access) for demolition of existing buildings and creation of a mixed use commercial and residential redevelopment, comprising 3 no. commercial units (Use Class E) and 75 no. 1 and 2-bed apartments, with two new accesses
- Authority
- Maidstone Borough Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other Major Developments
- Inspector
- Prentis D
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would support the objective of creating well-designed and beautiful places
- whether the proposal would make appropriate provision for affordable housing
- whether the proposal would provide satisfactory living conditions for future occupiers
- whether the proposal would be at unacceptable risk of flooding and whether it would increase the risk of flooding elsewhere
What decided it
The proposal would conflict with the development plan as a whole, particularly in relation to design quality, affordable housing provision, and living conditions for future occupiers, and no material considerations indicated a decision other than in accordance with the development plan.
Framework references: 11, 172
Plan policies cited: Policy DM1, Policy DM19, Policy DM5, Policy DM12, Policy SP20, Policy DM4, Policy DM3
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.