®Planning appeal decision
Dismissed15 March 20243324415
85 Upper Stone Street, Maidstone, Kent, ME15 6HE
the demolition of existing buildings and erection of 3(no) dwellinghouses
- Authority
- Maidstone Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- James A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, including trees
- highway safety
- whether the proposed development would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupants of the development, having particular regard to outlook and the provision of private amenity space
- the living conditions of occupants of 85 Upper Stone Street, having particular regard to noise and disturbance
What decided it
The proposal conflicts with the development plan on multiple grounds—character and appearance, highway safety, and living conditions of both future and neighbouring occupants—with no material considerations sufficient to outweigh these conflicts.
Plan policies cited: Policy DM1, Policy DM3, Policy DM5
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