®Planning appeal decision
133, Jemmett Road, Ashford, TN23 4RJ
Change of use from a single dwelling to 2 separate dwellings by internal partition of existing 4 bed house into 2 x 2 bed separate units (retrospective) Resubmission of 22/00430/AS
- Authority
- Ashford Borough Council
- Appeal type
- Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- residential
- Postcode
- TN23 4RJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would provide future occupiers with satisfactory living conditions, having particular regard to the internal space within 133A Jemmett Road and the adequacy of the outdoor amenity space at 133 and 133A Jemmett Road
- the effect of the proposal on the integrity of protected European sites
What decided it
The deficiency in internal floorspace of unit 133A against the Nationally Described Space Standards, combined with the inability to secure nutrient neutrality for protected European sites, cumulatively outweighed the modest housing benefit.
The modest social and economic benefits of providing a single additional dwelling were outweighed by the significant conflict with development plan policies requiring satisfactory living conditions and the unresolved conflict with the Habitat Regulations regarding nutrient neutrality for protected sites.
Framework references: 11, 135, 193
Plan policies cited: Policy HOU 12, Policy HOU 15, Policy SP6, Policy ENV1
Judgments cited: Holborn Studios Ltd v London Borough of Hackney [2017] EWHC 2823 (Admin)
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