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Dismissed18 September 20266010288

St Albans House, 98 East Hill, Dartford, DA1 1SB

Planning appeal 6010288 at St Albans House, 98 East Hill, Dartford, DA1 1SB (Dartford Borough Council) was dismissed on 18 September 2026 by Inspector F Leung, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the surrounding area.

Provision of a vehicular access onto A226 (including vehicle crossover), provision of paved parking area and partial removal of boundary wall

Authority
Dartford Borough Council
Appeal type
Planning
Procedure
Written
Development
other
Inspector
F Leung
Postcode
DA1 1SB

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the surrounding area
  • highway safety

What decided it

The substantial harm to character and appearance and the failure to demonstrate safe vehicular access and egress, when weighed against modest parking and EV charging benefits, substantially outweighed the benefits under Policy S4 of the Framework.

the benefits of granting planning permission (two off-street parking spaces and an electric vehicle charging point) would be substantially outweighed by the adverse effects (significant harm to character and appearance and unacceptable highway safety impacts) when assessed against the national decision-making policies of the Framework

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy M1 of The Dartford Plan – Dartford Borough's Local Plan to 2037 (2024)Policy M16 of The Dartford Plan – Dartford Borough's Local Plan to 2037 (2024)

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