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Dismissed15 April 20253354595

Land at Vicarage Road, Yalding, Kent, ME18 6DS

Planning appeal 3354595 at Land at Vicarage Road, Yalding, Kent, ME18 6DS (Maidstone Borough Council) was dismissed on 15 April 2025 by Inspector Pannell G, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the development on the setting of identified heritage assets and the Yalding Conservation Area.

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
Postcode
ME18 6DS

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

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
LPRSP7LPRSS1LPRSP9LPRSP14 (A)LPRSP14 (B)LPRENV1LPRSP15LPRQD4LPRSP10(b)
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 205Paragraph 214Paragraph 116

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