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Dismissed29 October 20213264401

364, City Way, Rochester, ME1 2BQ

Planning appeal 3264401 at 364, City Way, Rochester, ME1 2BQ (Medway Council) was dismissed on 29 October 2021 by Inspector Bowyer J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area including with regard to the effect on trees.

construction of a new detached house adjacent to church

Authority
Medway Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Bowyer J
Postcode
ME1 2BQ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area including with regard to the effect on trees
  • the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the occupiers of 366 City Way with particular regard to outlook and privacy
  • the effect of the proposal on the integrity of European Sites of Nature Conservation Importance

What decided it

The clear harm to character and appearance, living conditions of neighbours, and the integrity of European Sites of Nature Conservation Importance, combined with the absence of adequate mitigation for the latter, significantly outweighed the modest housing benefits.

The modest benefits of housing delivery and effective use of a brownfield site were significantly outweighed by the significant harm to character and appearance, living conditions of neighbours, and the integrity of European Sites of Nature Conservation Importance.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy H9Policy BNE1Policy BNE43Policy H4Policy BNE2Policy BNE35
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11

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