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Dismissed27 February 20253355117

Hilton Court, Ashford Road, Harrietsham, Maidstone, Kent, ME17 1AJ

Planning appeal 3355117 at Hilton Court, Ashford Road, Harrietsham, Maidstone, Kent, ME17 1AJ (Maidstone Borough Council) was dismissed on 27 February 2025 by Inspector De Freitas Terceiro P, 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, including its effect on the significance of the non-designated heritage asset (NDHA).

the change of use of the old canteen to a 3-bedroomed detached property by a hip to gable rear roof extension, dormer addition to the West facing elevation with obscure window and two dormers to the East facing elevation and a new 4-bedroomed detached double storey residential dwelling

Authority
Maidstone Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
De Freitas Terceiro P
Postcode
ME17 1AJ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, including its effect on the significance of the non-designated heritage asset (NDHA)
  • whether acceptable living conditions would be created for future occupiers with particular regard to the private external space

What decided it

The substantial harm to the significance and setting of the non-designated heritage asset caused by the proposed new dwelling's height, size and scale competing with the schoolhouse and the cluttered layout of the development outweighed the benefits of restoration and reuse.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
LPRSP14(B)LPRSP15LPRENV1

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