Planning appeal decision
Nutfield Farm Priestwood Road, Meopham, Gravesend, Kent, DA13 0DA
Planning appeal 3333358 at Nutfield Farm Priestwood Road, Meopham, Gravesend, Kent, DA13 0DA (Gravesham Borough Council) was allowed on 14 May 2024 by Inspector Gee R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether Condition No 4 is reasonable and necessary having regard to highway safety.
Demolition of existing detached 4-bedroom dwelling with associated outbuildings and erection of detached 3-bedroom bungalow
- Authority
- Gravesham Borough Council
- Appeal type
- other · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Unknown
- Inspector
- Gee R
- Postcode
- DA13 0DA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether Condition No 4 is reasonable and necessary having regard to highway safety
- whether condition No 5 is reasonable and necessary having regard to the impact on the Green Belt and landscape
What decided it
The Framework and Planning Practice Guidance advise against restricting national permitted development rights without clear justification, and the Inspector found no such justification existed given the consolidation of built form and the precedent of a similar appeal decision.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS12Policy CS19Policy CS02Policy CS11Policy T1Policy P3
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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