Planning appeal decision
27 Hillingdon Road, Gravesend, Kent, DA11 7LQ
Planning appeal 3351826 at 27 Hillingdon Road, Gravesend, Kent, DA11 7LQ (Gravesham Borough Council) was dismissed on 12 November 2024 by Inspector Hall C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the impact of the development on the character and appearance of the host dwelling and local area.
Converting the front garden to driveway
- Authority
- Gravesham Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Hall C
- Postcode
- DA11 7LQ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the impact of the development on the character and appearance of the host dwelling and local area
- highway safety
What decided it
The combination of inadequate detail regarding landscaping and supporting walls causing harm to character and appearance, and the excessive gradient of 16% creating unresolved highway safety concerns.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS19 of the Gravesham Local Plan Core Strategy 2014Policy P3 of the Council's Local Plan First Review (1994)
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.
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