®Planning appeal decision
Lomas, Sole Street, Cobham, GRAVESEND, Kent, DA12 3AX
demolition of the existing dwelling. Sub division of the plot and erection of 2 new dwellings
- Authority
- Gravesham Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Harley S
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- whether adequate living conditions would be provided for future occupiers of the proposed dwellings
- the effect of the proposals on the living conditions of occupiers of nearby properties
- whether the effect of the proposals on the Thames Estuary and Marshes Special Protection Area (SPA) and Ramsar Site would be satisfactorily mitigated
What decided it
The cumulative adverse impacts on character and appearance, living conditions of future and neighbouring occupiers, and failure to mitigate effects on protected sites significantly and demonstrably outweighed the modest housing supply benefits.
The modest housing benefits and economic benefits of small-scale development were outweighed by significant harm to character and appearance, failure to provide good design, inadequate living conditions for future occupiers, harmful effects on neighbouring occupiers' living conditions, and unmitigated adverse effects on internationally designated protected sites.
Framework references: 11, 75
Plan policies cited: Policy CS14, Policy CS15, Policy CS19, Policy CS12
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