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Dismissed29 July 20253359306

Lomas, Sole Street, Cobham, Gravesend, Kent, DA12 3AX

Planning appeal 3359306 at Lomas, Sole Street, Cobham, Gravesend, Kent, DA12 3AX (Gravesham Borough Council) was dismissed on 29 July 2025 by Inspector Harley S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.

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
Postcode
DA12 3AX

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.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy CS14Policy CS15Policy CS19Policy CS12
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 75

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