®Planning appeal decision
6, Elm Way, East Church, Sheerness, ME12 4JP
Continued use as residential dwelling including raising ridge height and creating 2 new bedrooms at first floor level
- Authority
- Swale Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Douglas L
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the principle of the proposal with specific regard to its location and the replacement of holiday accommodation
- the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the residents of 2 Elm Way with specific regard to privacy
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- the effect of the proposal on the Swale Special Protection Area
What decided it
The proposal fails to accord with the development plan on multiple substantive grounds: unsustainable location outside settlement boundary, loss of holiday accommodation and tourism offer, unacceptable overlooking harm to neighbouring living conditions, poor design harming character and appearance, and likely harm to the Special Protection Area without mitigation.
Plan policies cited: Policy ST 3, Policy ST 1, Policy CP 2, Policy CP 3, Policy DM 9, Policy DM 3, Policy ST 6, Policy CP 4, Policy DM 14, Policy DM 16, Policy DM 28
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.