®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 cramped and contrived nature of the development, combined with failures to provide adequate living conditions for future occupiers and neighbours, and the absence of mitigation for impacts on the protected sites, meant the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits of housing delivery.
The modest benefits of housing delivery and efficient use of land were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the harmful effects on character and appearance, living conditions of future occupiers and neighbours, and unmitigated impacts on the Thames Estuary and Marshes SPA and Ramsar Site.
Framework references: 11, 75
Plan policies cited: Policy CS14, Policy CS15, Policy CS19, Policy CS12
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.