®Planning appeal decision
87b Brompton Lane, Strood, ME2 3BA
construction of new dwelling and alterations to existing dwelling
- Authority
- Medway Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Evans L
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the local area
- Whether the proposal would provide a satisfactory living environment for occupiers of both the existing and proposed dwellings, with particular regard to bedroom sizes and amenity space
- The impact of the proposal on the Special Protection Areas of the Thames Estuary and Marshes and the Medway Estuary and Marshes (SPAs)
What decided it
The significant harm to the character and appearance of the local area and unresolved concerns about the adequacy of mitigation for impacts on the SPAs outweighed the modest benefits of one additional dwelling in an area with no demonstrable five-year housing land supply.
The social and economic benefits of one additional housing unit were outweighed by the significant harm to character and appearance and the unresolved ecological impacts on the SPAs; the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits.
Framework references: 11, 12, 60, 130, 180, 181
Plan policies cited: Policy BNE1, Policy BNE2, Policy BNE35
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.