®Planning appeal decision
Riverbank House, Irwin Park, Sheerness, Kent, ME12 2DB
change of use from three bedroom house with attached one bedroom flat and sales office to 2 two bedroom flats, 1 one bedroom flat and 2 studio apartments with associated amenities
- Authority
- Swale Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Smith D
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed residential accommodation would be in a suitable location having regard to local settlement strategy policies
- Whether future occupiers would be at risk of flooding
- Whether they would have satisfactory living conditions
What decided it
The proposal would place future occupiers at unacceptable risk of flooding, and the flood risk assessment did not provide sufficient assurance that mitigation would be effective or meet national policy requirements.
The benefits of housing delivery and brownfield reuse were outweighed by the unmitigated flood risk to future occupiers, which national policy requires to be avoided or adequately safeguarded.
Framework references: 80, 11, 167, 49
Plan policies cited: Policy ST3, Policy CP3, Policy ST6, Policy DM21, Policy CP4, Policy DM14, Policy ST1
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.