®Planning appeal decision
Land rear of 9 Terrace Road, Maidstone, Kent, ME16 8JA
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
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
Framework references: 212, 215, 131, 135, 139
Plan policies cited: LPRENV1, LPRHOU2, LPRSP14(B), LPRSP15, LPRQD7
Judgments cited: 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
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