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Dismissed31 July 20253363775

62 Wrotham Road, Gravesend, DA11 0QF

Planning appeal 3363775 at 62 Wrotham Road, Gravesend, DA11 0QF (Gravesham Borough Council) was dismissed on 31 July 2025 by Inspector Callister V, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The safety of the public, with reference to highway safety.

the use of the existing forecourt for the off-street parking of two cars

Authority
Gravesham Borough Council
Appeal type
householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
other · Householder developments
Inspector
Callister V
Postcode
DA11 0QF

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The safety of the public, with reference to highway safety

What decided it

The proposal would result in unsafe reversing manoeuvres on a busy classified road and inadequate visibility splays due to obstruction by features outside the appellant's control, creating substantial harm to highway safety.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy CS11 of Gravesham Local Plan Core Strategy (2014)Policy T1 of Gravesham's Local Plan First Review (1994)Policy T5 of Gravesham's Local Plan First Review (1994)
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 116

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