®Planning appeal decision
Darnley Arms, 9 Trafalgar Road, Gravesend, KENT, DA11 0QA
erection of second floor extension and change of use of first floor from accommodation above public house to 6 x 1 bed HMO
- Authority
- Gravesham Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Glasin J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- The living conditions of the occupiers of neighbouring properties, with particular regard to outlook and light
What decided it
The proposed upward extension would create a building disproportionately tall and visually dominant within its setting of modest two-storey dwellings, and would harm the outlook of neighbouring occupiers, conflicting with the development plan with no material considerations to outweigh this.
Plan policies cited: Policy CS19 of the Gravesham Local Plan Core Strategy (2014), Council's Design for Gravesham Design Code SPD (2024), Householder Extensions/ Alterations Design Guide SPD (2021)
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.