®Planning appeal decision
Land Rear of 9 Terrace Road, Maidstone, Kent, ME16 8JA
Planning appeal 3345595 at Land Rear of 9 Terrace Road, Maidstone, Kent, ME16 8JA (Maidstone Borough Council) was dismissed on 19 December 2024 by Inspector Gilbert J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, including the Grade II listed Rocky Hill Terrace and the Rocky Hill Conservation Area.
erection of 2 no. 3 bedroom dwellings with integral garages, associated access, hard and soft landscaping, demolition of brick constructed wall
- Authority
- Maidstone Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Gilbert J
- Postcode
- ME16 8JA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, including the Grade II listed Rocky Hill Terrace and the Rocky Hill Conservation Area
- the living conditions of neighbouring and future occupiers, with regard to outlook, privacy and external amenity space
What decided it
The less than substantial harm to the Grade II listed building and conservation area, combined with harm to neighbouring living conditions, was not outweighed by the limited public benefits of the scheme.
the less than substantial harm to the listed building and conservation area was not outweighed by the public benefits of the proposed development
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- LPRENV1LPRHOU2LPRSP14(B)LPRSP15LPRQD7
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 212Paragraph 215Paragraph 131Paragraph 135Paragraph 139
- Judgments
- R.(oao James Hall and Company Limited) v City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council and Co-Operative Group Limited [2019] EWHC 2899 (Admin); City & Country Bramshill Limited v Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government and others [2021] EWCA Civ 320
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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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.