®Planning appeal decision
Land to the rear of 21 Middletune Avenue, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 2HX
‘proposed single aspect 2 bedroom dwelling with parking spaces’
- Authority
- Swale Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Wright A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the occupiers of 21 Middletune Avenue, with particular regard to outlook and light
- whether the proposed development would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupiers, with particular regard to the provision of amenity space
What decided it
The harmful loss of outlook to the neighbouring property at No 21 Middletune Avenue, which carried significant weight against the scheme and outweighed the modest housing supply benefit.
the adverse impact of harmful loss of outlook to neighbouring occupiers significantly and demonstrably outweighed the modest housing supply benefit and other limited benefits, when assessed against the policies in the Framework taken as a whole
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy CP4, Policy DM14
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.