®Planning appeal decision
309 Lower Rainham Road, GILLINGHAM, ME7 2XH
for the construction of three self-build dwellings with associated parking and amenity space
- Authority
- Medway Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Smith D
- Postcode
- ME7 2XH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed dwellings on the character and appearance of the surrounding area
- Whether the site is in an accessible location that would promote the use of sustainable transport modes
- Whether other material considerations outweigh any harm arising
What decided it
The deficient housing supply position in Medway and the proposal's contribution to self-build and custom housebuilding for which there is demonstrated demand outweighed the modest harm to character and appearance and failure to promote sustainable transport.
The modest adverse impacts on character and appearance and sustainable transport promotion were outweighed by the significant benefits of three additional self-build homes in the context of Medway's deficient housing supply and under-delivery, applying the presumption in favour of sustainable development
Framework references: 11, 74, 112, 9
Plan policies cited: Policy BNE25, Policy BNE34
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.