Car Park Rear Of Two Brewers, 33 Lowfield Street, Dartford, DA1 1EW

Planning appeal 3331103 at Car Park Rear Of Two Brewers, 33 Lowfield Street, Dartford, DA1 1EW (Dartford Borough Council) was allowed on 4 September 2024 by Inspector Smith J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of varying condition 12 to allow for an alternative external material on the character and appearance of the building and surrounding town centre environment.

erection of a 5-storey building comprising 14 no. apartments (6 No. 1-bed and 8 No. 2-bed), with 3 No. car parking spaces, bin and cycle store without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref DA/19/00748/FUL, dated 13 March 2020

Authority: Dartford Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Other minor developments
Inspector: Smith J
Postcode: DA1 1EW

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of varying condition 12 to allow for an alternative external material on the character and appearance of the building and surrounding town centre environment
the effect of varying condition 12 to allow for an alternative external material on the setting of designated heritage assets

What decided it

The alternative external material, while technically different from the approved facing brick, achieves a visually equivalent appearance and does not materially diminish the quality of the approved design or harm the character and appearance of the building, town centre environment, or the setting of designated heritage assets.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy DP2Policy D1Policy D2Policy M1Policy M5Policy M6
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 135Paragraph 140

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