®Planning appeal decision
Former Alfan Lane Full Gospel Church, 1A Alfan Lane, Wilmington, Kent, DA2 7HB
demolition of existing disused and redundant gospel church (Class F1) and erection of a single dwelling (Class C3) with soft landscaping and parking provision
- Authority
- Dartford Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Smith J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the availability of community facilities
- the effect on the character and appearance of the area in relation to the design of the proposed dwelling
- the effect on the character and appearance of the area in relation to the effect on protected trees
- whether the proposal would be a suitable location for a dwelling, having regard to the Council's spatial strategy in relation to windfall development
What decided it
The cumulative harm arising from loss of community facility, harm to character and appearance through design and impact on protected trees outweighed the modest benefits of the proposal, particularly given the Council's spatial strategy requiring benefits to outweigh disbenefits for windfall residential development.
Framework references: 11, 139
Plan policies cited: Policy M17, Policy M1, Policy M10, Policy M14, Policy S1, Policy S5
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.