®Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent to 37 Capel Place, Wilmington, Kent, DA2 7PU
Planning appeal 3362061 at Land Adjacent to 37 Capel Place, Wilmington, Kent, DA2 7PU (Dartford Borough Council) was dismissed on 1 August 2025 by Inspector Housden C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed development would provide adequate living conditions for future occupants, with particular regard to daylight, outlook and the adequacy of the private outdoor amenity space including whether it would be overlooked.
a new dwelling and associated access
- Authority
- Dartford Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Housden C
- Postcode
- DA2 7PU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development would provide adequate living conditions for future occupants, with particular regard to daylight, outlook and the adequacy of the private outdoor amenity space including whether it would be overlooked
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The proposal conflicts with the development plan through significant harm to both living conditions of future occupants and the character and appearance of the area, with material considerations not indicating the appeal should be decided otherwise.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy M1Policy M9Policy M10
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 135
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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