®Planning appeal decision
58 Otterden Close, Stanhope, Kent, TN23 5TH
the creation of a 3-bedroom semi-detached house with associated parking and garden land
- Authority
- Ashford Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Courtney T
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the neighbouring occupiers at no 59 Otterden Close with particular regard to outlook, light and sense of enclosure
- whether the proposed development would provide adequate living conditions for existing and future occupiers with regard to the provision of external amenity space
- the effect of the proposal on highway safety with respect to the provision of adequate parking
What decided it
The significant harm to the character and appearance of the area and the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers substantially and demonstrably outweighed the moderate benefits of housing delivery.
The moderate benefits of providing an additional dwelling in a location with housing undersupply were substantially and demonstrably outweighed by the significant harm to character and appearance and the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.
Framework references: 11, 7
Plan policies cited: Policy SP6, Policy HOU3a, Policy SP1, Policy HOU15, Policy TRA3a, Policy TRA6, Policy TRA7
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.