221378
the development of 10 No. 3, 4 and 5 bed detached houses on a site measuring c. 0.4 hectares located to the west of Oldtown Lawns Road and south of the existing Newtown Manor Estate, Kill. The proposed development is comprised of 7 No. one/two storey 4 bed houses, 1 No. one/three storey 5 bed house, 1 No. two storey 3 bed house and 1 No. one/two storey 3 bed house. Vehicular access to the development will be from the north via 3 No. new access points from the existing Newtown Manor Estate (i.e. from The View, The Court and The Avenue), with 6 No. pedestrian access points also provided to the south. The proposed development includes for alterations to the existing road and car parking layout at the Newtown Manor estate to provide for a total of 30 No. car parking spaces. The proposed development includes for all associated site development works, private amenity spaces, drainage, car parking, landscaping, boundary treatments etc. Revised by Significant Further Information revisions to the proposed house types, consisting of 10 no. detached houses comprised 1 no. one/three storey 5 bed house, 6 no. one/two storey 4 bed houses & 3 no. one/two storey houses; Revisions to the proposed car parking arrangements, including for the provision of 21 no. new car parking spaces comprised of 6 no. on curtilage spaces, at The View and The Court, and 15 no. on-street spaces at The Court and The Avenue (including for 1 no. disabled parking space), and the relocation of 9 no. existing car parking spaces at The Court; Revisions to the proposed roads and layout; Revisions to the proposed drainage arrangements. The proposed development includes private amenity spaces, drainage infrastructure, car parking, landscaping, boundary treatments, public lighting, EV parking facilities etc. all as revised by the Significant Further Information submitted to the authority, and all associated site development works. The Significant Further Information submitted includes for an Acoustic Design Statement, Roads Safety Audit, and a Sunlight/Shadow Analysis.
Core Refusal Reason
The proposed development was considered unacceptable primarily due to a deficient parking strategy that would exacerbate existing congestion and safety issues in the adjoining estate, alongside concerns regarding overshadowing and design quality.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposed parking layout is deficient as it fails to provide adequate in-curtilage parking, which would worsen existing parking pressures and create potential hazards for road users and public health in the Newtown Manor estate.
- The applicant failed to demonstrate that the development would not result in undue overshadowing or overlooking of adjacent third-party properties and their private amenity spaces.
- The design of the dwellings is considered suboptimal, specifically regarding the prevalence of blank gables facing the distributor road and the failure to meet minimum internal storage standards set out in the County Development Plan.