®Planning appeal decision
Rushett Stables Rushett Lane, Norton, Faversham, ME13 0SG
Planning appeal 3256509 at Rushett Stables Rushett Lane, Norton, Faversham, ME13 0SG (Swale Borough Council) was dismissed on 10 March 2022 by Inspector Jones L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal development in this location is acceptable having regard to its relationship to services and facilities and its effect on the character and appearance of the area.
the change of use from B1 commercial use of property to part residential
- Authority
- Swale Borough Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Jones L
- Postcode
- ME13 0SG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the appeal development in this location is acceptable having regard to its relationship to services and facilities and its effect on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The adverse impacts of the development in this unsustainable rural location, having regard to poor access to services and facilities and harm to character and appearance, significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefit of providing one new dwelling.
The adverse impacts of the appeal development in this location having regard to its relationship to services and facilities and the harm to the character and appearance of the area significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefit of the provision of one new dwelling, when assessed against the policies in the Framework as a whole
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy ST1Policy ST3Policy CP3Policy DM3Policy DM14
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11
- Judgments
- Green Lane Chertsey (Developments) Limited v Secretary of State for Housing and Communities and Local Government, Runnymede Borough Council [2019] EWHC 990 (Admin)
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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