®Planning appeal decision
Land at Vicarage Road, Yalding, Kent, ME18 6DS
Erection of 3 No. two-storey detached dwellings with four bedrooms, attached garages, bund and widening of existing vehicular access on to Vicarage Road with associated parking and landscaping
- Authority
- Maidstone Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Pannell G
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the development on the setting of identified heritage assets and the Yalding Conservation Area
- the impact of the development on the character and appearance of the area
- the effect of the development on highway safety
- whether the proposal would make adequate provision for affordable housing
What decided it
The cumulative harms to heritage assets' setting, character and appearance, highway safety and the shortfall in affordable housing provision, collectively attracting considerable weight, were found to significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of the scheme.
the identified adverse impacts (heritage harm, harm to character and appearance, highway safety concerns and the affordable housing shortfall), to which considerable weight was attached, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the moderate weight given to housing delivery and other modest benefits
Framework references: 205, 214, 116
Plan policies cited: LPRSP7, LPRSS1, LPRSP9, LPRSP14 (A), LPRSP14 (B), LPRENV1, LPRSP15, LPRQD4, 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.