Residential Extensions Supplementary Planning Document Public Consultation
The event is not currently available for consultation.
This supplementary planning document (SPD) is part of Maidstone Borough Council’s Local Development Framework. It provides further detail about how national, regional and local planning policies will be applied in relation to extensions to properties in built up areas and within the countryside. Extensions are a common form of development in the Borough and therefore have an important influence on shaping the local environment. They may also impact directly on neighbours.
The SPD is intended for applicants, agents, planning officers and local residents to assist with improving the quality of development and address the issues of design, amenity and other important considerations. It is intended to create a high-quality, sustainable built environment in line with the Council’s aspirations for its present and future residents. The SPD refers only to planning aspects of development and separate advice should be sought on Building Regulations.
The SPD takes into account the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Amendment) (No. 2) (England) Order 2008. It indicates the general parameters and the criteria by which planning applications for home extensions will be judged, although the principles contained in this guidance promote good practice and should be relevant whether planning permission is required or not.
Whist the focus of the guidance is on residential extensions, the SPD is equally applicable to buildings in other uses.
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