®Planning appeal decision
4 Gouge Avenue, Northfleet, GRAVESEND, DA11 8DP
an outline application for the demolition of existing dwelling and erection of new residential development with layout and access to be determined
- Authority
- Gravesham Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Oyebade A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- effect on living conditions of residents of neighbouring dwelling
- highway safety in the locality
- biodiversity in the area
What decided it
The unacceptable harm to pedestrian highway safety arising from the inability to secure the necessary visibility splay at the access point, which could not be overcome and outweighed the housing delivery benefits in the tilted balance.
the benefits of housing delivery on previously developed land in an urban location were outweighed by the long-lasting harm to pedestrian highway safety when assessed against the Framework policies taken as a whole
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy CS19 of Gravesham Local Plan Core Strategy (2014), Policy CS11 of Gravesham Local Plan Core Strategy (2014), Policy CS12 of Gravesham Local Plan Core Strategy (2014), saved Policy T1 of Gravesham Local Plan First Review (1994), saved Policy T5 of Gravesham Local Plan First Review (1994), Gravesham Supplementary Planning Guidance 2 (Adopted February 1996; amended June 2020)
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.