land adjacent 8 St James Close, Isle of Grain, Rochester, Kent, ME3 0BX

sever land a erect a bungalow on land adj 8 St James Close

Authority: Medway Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Carpenter C

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the surrounding area
highway safety, with particular reference to parking and access

What decided it

The considerable weight attributed to the harms to character and appearance and highway safety significantly and demonstrably outweighs the limited benefits of housing delivery when assessed against the Framework as a whole.

The considerable harms to character and appearance and highway safety significantly and demonstrably outweigh the limited benefits of the proposal, when assessed against the policies in the Framework as a whole.

Framework references: 11, 115

Plan policies cited: Policy BNE1, Policy H9, Policy T1, Policy T2, Policy T13, Appendix 6

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