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Dismissed22 September 20253366722

62 Maidstone Road, Rochester, Kent, ME1 3BS

Planning appeal 3366722 at 62 Maidstone Road, Rochester, Kent, ME1 3BS (Medway Council) was dismissed on 22 September 2025 by Inspector Miles H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The quality of living conditions for future occupiers with particular regard to the size of flats 3 and 4.

conversion of 3 flats into 4 one-bedroom flats on first and second floor

Authority
Medway Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Miles H
Postcode
ME1 3BS

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The quality of living conditions for future occupiers with particular regard to the size of flats 3 and 4

What decided it

The unacceptable quality of living conditions for future occupiers, particularly the small and cramped bedrooms and restricted overall floorspace in flats 3 and 4, would constitute serious harm that significantly and demonstrably outweighs the modest housing benefits even under the tilted balance.

The modest benefits of one additional dwelling in a sustainable location were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the serious harm of inadequate living conditions and ineffective use of land, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy BNE2Policy H6
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11

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