®Planning appeal decision
1 Codington Gardens, Gravesend, Kent, DA12 5DB
Planning appeal 3367014 at 1 Codington Gardens, Gravesend, Kent, DA12 5DB (Gravesham Borough Council) was dismissed on 20 March 2026 by Inspector Oyebade A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: effect on the character and appearance of the area.
proposed new attached dwelling with associated parking
- Authority
- Gravesham Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Oyebade A
- Postcode
- DA12 5DB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- effect on the character and appearance of the area
- living conditions of residents of neighbouring dwellings
- living conditions of future occupiers of the development
- ecology in the area
What decided it
The failure to secure the required SAMMS contribution to mitigate impacts on the Thames Estuary and Marshes SPA and Ramsar site meant the adverse ecological impact significantly and demonstrably outweighed the housing benefits under the tilted balance.
the adverse impact on the Thames Estuary and Marshes SPA and Ramsar site significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits of housing delivery and self-build provision
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS19Policy CS12Gravesham Local Plan Core Strategy (2014)Design for Gravesham (adopted 2024)Gravesham Supplementary Planning Guidance (SPG) 2 (Adopted February 1996; amended June 2020)
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 63
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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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.