®Planning appeal decision
180-182 Luton Road, Chatham, ME4 5BP
a single-storey rear extension to the existing building to facilitate a reorganisation of the internal layouts of the flats in order to improve the quality, functionality and overall standard of accommodation
- Authority
- Medway
- Appeal type
- Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- residential
- Postcode
- ME4 5BP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupiers, with particular regard to: (i) levels of daylight, sunlight and outlook in the dining room of Flat B; and (ii) the internal floor space of the bedrooms
What decided it
The lack of natural light, sunlight and outlook in the dining room of Flat B, which would be windowless and accessed indirectly, would result in unacceptable living conditions that could not be outweighed by the limited benefits of the proposal.
The significant harm arising from unacceptable living conditions in the dining room was not outweighed by the limited benefits of efficient use of the existing building, energy efficiency improvements and modest social and economic benefits, particularly given the absence of any net increase in housing supply; the harm significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits when assessed against the Framework taken as a whole.
Framework references: 49, 135, 11
Plan policies cited: Policy BNE2
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.