Planning appeal decision
The Old Laundry, Rear of 20 Darlinghurst Road / Bowen Road, Folkestone, Kent, CT19 4PL
Planning appeal 3341541 at The Old Laundry, Rear of 20 Darlinghurst Road / Bowen Road, Folkestone, Kent, CT19 4PL (Folkestone and Hythe District Council) was allowed on 6 August 2024 by Inspector Young D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the development would result in unacceptable living conditions for future occupiers.
a redevelopment to provide 3 one-bedroom flats
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Young D
- Postcode
- CT19 4PL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the development would result in unacceptable living conditions for future occupiers
What decided it
The proposed development would not result in unacceptable living conditions for future occupiers, and the benefits of redeveloping a neglected brownfield site and providing new homes outweigh the identified concerns.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy HB1Policy HB3
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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