®Planning appeal decision
Pavement Outside 82 Week Street, Maidstone, Kent, ME14 1RJ
Planning appeal 3340402 at Pavement Outside 82 Week Street, Maidstone, Kent, ME14 1RJ (Maidstone Borough Council) was dismissed on 28 October 2024 by Inspector De Freitas Terceiro P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: 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.
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
- Postcode
- ME14 1RJ
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.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- LPRSP15LPRENV1LPRQD2LPRQD3
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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