®Planning appeal decision
Land at Moat Road, Headcorn, Maidstone, TN27 9NT
Outline application (with all matters reserved except access) for the development of up to 115 no. dwellings (Use Class C3) with 40% affordable housing including demolition of existing buildings, new means of access into the site from Moat Road (not internal roads), short diversion to the public right of way (KH590), associated highway works, provision of public open space, provision of shelter to replace curtilage listed building, emergency /pedestrian access to Mill Bank, and associated infrastructure including surface water drainage (with related off site s278 highway works to Moat Road)
- Authority
- Maidstone Borough Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Inquiry
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Butcher H
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the local area having particular regard to landscaping, design and layout, and the special attention that should be paid to the desirability of preserving the setting of the Grade II listed building, The Moat, or any features of special architectural or historic interest which it possesses
- The effect of the development on highway safety, with particular regard to, cyclists using the primary access on Moat Road heading towards the A274; and future pedestrians and cyclists using the proposed emergency access to/from the site, via the northern boundary, onto Mill Bank/A274
- Whether the development would provide acceptable flood safety measures
What decided it
The substantial and wide-ranging public benefits of the scheme, including housing delivery and heritage repair, outweighed the very minor residual heritage harm, and the proposal accorded with the up-to-date development plan and an acknowledged five-year housing land supply.
the substantial and wide-ranging public benefits, including heritage repair, housing delivery, affordable housing and economic benefits, outweighed the very minor residual harm to the setting of the Grade II listed Moat
Framework references: 57, 58
Plan policies cited: Policy LPRSA310, Policy LPRSP14(B), Policy LPRINF1, Policy LPRSP11(B), Policy LPRSP10(B)
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.