®Planning appeal decision
98 East Hill , Dartford, Kent, London, DA1 1SB
Planning appeal 3338387 at 98 East Hill , Dartford, Kent, London, DA1 1SB (Dartford Borough Council) was dismissed on 5 November 2024 by Inspector Kemmann-Lane T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether there would be adequate external amenity area for future occupiers of the proposed development.
a two storey front extension to the existing house in multiple occupation, partial demolition of the existing ground floor extension at the back to facilitate amenity space and internal alterations to create an eight-bedroom house in multiple occupation (change of use from small HMO to large HMO)
- Authority
- Dartford Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Kemmann-Lane T
- Postcode
- DA1 1SB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether there would be adequate external amenity area for future occupiers of the proposed development
- The effect of the development, as a result of there being no parking provision, on highway safety and residential amenity
- The effect of the proposed front extension and the cycle storage and waste bins on the character and appearance of the streetscene
What decided it
The proposal fails on all three main issues: inadequate external amenity space, harmful parking impacts on highway safety and residential amenity, and detrimental effects on streetscene character and appearance.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy M1Policy M2Policy M3Policy S5Policy M9Policy M15Policy M16
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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