Planning appeal decision
178 Minster Road, Minster On Sea, Sheerness, ME12 3LL
Planning appeal 3266618 at 178 Minster Road, Minster On Sea, Sheerness, ME12 3LL (Swale Borough Council) was dismissed on 2 June 2021 by Inspector Grierson E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on highway safety.
create front garden into a driveway
- Authority
- Swale Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Grierson E
- Postcode
- ME12 3LL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on highway safety
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area
What decided it
The reversing manoeuvre required to enter or exit the driveway onto a busy main road would result in unacceptable harm to highway safety, conflicting with Policy DM14.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM14Policy DM7Policy CP4
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.
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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
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