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Dismissed12 September 20243333289

Former Alfan Lane Full Gospel Church, 1A Alfan Lane, Wilmington, Kent, DA2 7HB

Planning appeal 3333289 at Former Alfan Lane Full Gospel Church, 1A Alfan Lane, Wilmington, Kent, DA2 7HB (Dartford Borough Council) was dismissed on 12 September 2024 by Inspector Smith J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the availability of community facilities.

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
Postcode
DA2 7HB

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.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy M17Policy M1Policy M10Policy M14Policy S1Policy S5
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 139

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