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Dismissed13 March 20266003787

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

Planning appeal 6003787 at 4 Hare And Hounds Cottages, Hawkenbury Road, Hawkenbury, TN12 0DZ (Maidstone Borough Council) was dismissed on 13 March 2026 by Inspector Housden C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the appeal proposal on the character and appearance of the area.

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
Postcode
TN12 0DZ

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.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
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