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Dismissed24 September 20213257570

245 Canterbury Street, Gillingham, Chowdhury, ME7 5XE

Planning appeal 3257570 at 245 Canterbury Street, Gillingham, Chowdhury, ME7 5XE (Medway Council) was dismissed on 24 September 2021 by Inspector Evans L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed use of the ground floor unit as a residential unit on the vitality and viability of the neighbourhood centre.

part retrospective application for the conversions of the ground and first floor to provide 2 units of one bedroom self-contained flats, together with the construction of a single storey infill extension, alteration to the shop front, installation of roof lights and provision of cycle and refuse storage -demolition of existing infill extension

Authority
Medway Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Evans L
Postcode
ME7 5XE

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposed use of the ground floor unit as a residential unit on the vitality and viability of the neighbourhood centre
  • The effect of the proposed residential frontage on the character and appearance of the neighbourhood centre and local area
  • The impact of the proposals on the Special Protection Areas of the Thames Estuary and Marshes and the Medway Estuary and Marshes (SPAs)

What decided it

The unacceptable harm to the vitality and viability of the neighbourhood centre through loss of an active retail use, combined with the absence of mitigation for impacts on the SPAs, meant the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweighed the modest housing benefits.

The modest social and economic benefits of providing two residential units were outweighed by the significant harm to the vitality and viability of the neighbourhood centre and the unmitigated adverse effects on the SPAs, resulting in a development that was not sustainable.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy R10Policy BNE1Policy BNE35
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 60Paragraph 180Paragraph 181

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