®Planning appeal decision
Pavement Outside 82 Week Street, Maidstone, Kent, ME14 1RJ
the installation of a multifunctional communication hub with integral defibrillator and the display of an advertisement
- Authority
- Maidstone Borough Council
- Appeal type
- advert · Advertisement Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- utilities-energy · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- De Freitas Terceiro P
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Appeal A: the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, with reference to the setting of the Chillington House and Maidstone Town Centre Conservation Areas, as well as whether the settings of nearby Grade II listed buildings would be preserved
- Appeal B: the effect of the advertisement on the visual amenity of the area, with reference to the setting of the Chillington House and Maidstone Town Centre Conservation Areas, as well as whether the settings of nearby Grade II listed buildings would be preserved
What decided it
The visual prominence and intrusiveness of the hub in a carefully decluttered streetscape adjacent to heritage assets, combined with the advertisement screen's visual intrusion, would cause less than substantial harm to the settings of designated heritage assets that could not be outweighed by the moderate public benefits of improved digital connectivity and community facilities.
Plan policies cited: LPRSP15, LPRENV1, LPRQD2, LPRQD3
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.