®Planning appeal decision
21A Cobham Street, Gravesend, Kent, DA11 0SB
erection of basement and ground floor rear extension to provide space for an additional residential unit
- Authority
- Gravesham Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Smith J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development would provide suitable living conditions for future occupiers of the basement flat, with regard to sunlight and daylight, outlook and the adequacy of outdoor amenity space
- whether adequate arrangements would be made for storage and collection of refuse, having regard to the effect on living conditions for occupiers of the appeal site and surrounding area
What decided it
The poor-quality living environment for future occupiers of the basement flat, combined with inadequate refuse arrangements, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the modest housing supply benefits.
The adverse impacts of poor living conditions and inadequate refuse arrangements significantly and demonstrably outweighed the modest benefits of housing supply contribution, such that the proposal did not benefit from the presumption in favour of sustainable development under paragraph 11d of the Framework.
Framework references: 11, 135
Plan policies cited: Policy CS19 of the Gravesham Local Plan Core Strategy 2014
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.