®Planning appeal decision
Rear Garden of 40 Cross Lane East, Gravesend, Kent, DA12 5HB
Planning appeal 3354687 at Rear Garden of 40 Cross Lane East, Gravesend, Kent, DA12 5HB (Gravesham Borough Council) was dismissed on 23 April 2025 by Inspector Pearce J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.
the construction of 2 x 1-bed flats
- Authority
- Gravesham Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Pearce J
- Postcode
- DA12 5HB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of the occupants of No 38 and No 40 Cross Lane East, with regard to privacy and outlook
- whether suitable living conditions would be provided for future occupants of the development, with regard to privacy and external amenity space
What decided it
The harm to character and appearance of the area and the living conditions of both neighbouring occupants and future occupants significantly and demonstrably outweighed the limited benefits of two additional dwellings in an area where the Council cannot demonstrate a five-year housing land supply.
The benefits of housing delivery and efficient use of land in an urban area were outweighed by the significant harm to character and appearance and the living conditions of neighbouring and future occupants, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS19Policy CS12
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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