®Planning appeal decision
Manor Hotel, Hever Court Road, GRAVESEND, DA12 5UQ
redevelopment of the site for a residential development comprising 12 new houses with associated access, private amenity space, vehicle parking provision, refuse and cycle storage
- Authority
- Gravesham Borough Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- McCreery D
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- whether it would create acceptable living conditions, including in relation to noise and size of outdoor amenity space, and therefore be located, designed, and constructed to safeguard the amenity of its occupants
What decided it
The proposal would not be designed to achieve the lowest practicable noise levels and would force future residents to choose between opening windows and tolerating uncomfortable acoustic conditions, failing to safeguard the amenity of occupants and creating an oppressive living environment inconsistent with good design principles.
The significant benefits of delivering 12 dwellings on previously developed land in a reasonably accessible location were substantially and demonstrably outweighed by the substantial harm arising from unacceptable living conditions due to noise, which would compromise health and well-being and fail to meet the needs of future occupants.
Framework references: 60, 123, 70, 135, 123, 11
Plan policies cited: Policy CS15, Policy CS19, Policy CS14
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.