Unit 23 Apex Business Park, Queens Farm Road, Gravesend, DA12 3HU

erection of temporary structure for workshop/office to include installation of foundation slab

Authority: Gravesham Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: employment-industrial · Minor offices/R&D/light industry
Inspector: Smith J

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the Framework and relevant development plan policies
the effect of vehicle movements associated with the development on the local highway network

What decided it

The lack of adequate evidence demonstrating that vehicle movements associated with the B2 workshop use would not unacceptably compromise highway safety on the narrow rural lanes, particularly regarding heavy vehicles and vulnerable road users.

Framework references: 154, 155, 116

Plan policies cited: Policy CS02, Policy CS11, Policy T1, Policy T3, Policy T4

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