4 Hare And Hounds Cottages, Hawkenbury Road, Hawkenbury, TN12 0DZ

alteration alterations to existing established C3 Barn by rising the ridge. Improvements to the operational use of the facility

Authority: Maidstone Borough Council
Appeal type: householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: Housden C

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of the appeal proposal on the character and appearance of the area
the living conditions of the occupiers of 1 Tayfields (No 1) and 4 Hare and Hounds Cottages (No 4) with specific regard to outlook, privacy and overshadowing
highway safety, with particular regard to the frontage parking provision
the living conditions of future occupiers of the appeal property

What decided it

The proposal conflicts with the development plan through significant harm to character and appearance, substantial adverse effects on neighbouring living conditions through overbearing, loss of outlook and privacy, and highway safety concerns regarding parking and vehicle manoeuvres, with no material considerations indicating the appeal should be decided otherwise.

Plan policies cited: LPRSP9, LPRSP15, LPRQD4, LPRHOU11

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