®Planning appeal decision
Land East Of 58 Dover Road Five Ash Road , Gravesend , Kent, DA11 0RE
Planning appeal 3272575 at Land East Of 58 Dover Road Five Ash Road , Gravesend , Kent, DA11 0RE (Gravesham Borough Council) was dismissed on 5 November 2021 by Inspector Wallis D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the development upon the character and appearance of the area.
erection of a pair of semi-detached dwellings with associated parking, landscaping and access
- Authority
- Gravesham Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Wallis D
- Postcode
- DA11 0RE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the development upon the character and appearance of the area
- the effect of the development upon the living conditions of existing and future residents
- whether or not the proposed would have a likely significant effect upon the integrity of a designated site on the Thames Estuary and Marshes Ramsar Site and Special Protection Area (SPA)
What decided it
The absence of adequate mitigation for the adverse effect on the integrity of the SPA, combined with the unacceptable harm to character and appearance and living conditions, outweighs the benefit of housing delivery in a context of housing land supply shortfall.
Although the Council cannot demonstrate five-year housing land supply, the clear conflict with NPPF paragraphs 180 and 181 regarding protection of high biodiversity sites in the absence of mitigation, combined with the fundamental harms to character and appearance and living conditions, justified dismissal under NPPF 11(d)(i).
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- CS19CS12
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 180Paragraph 181
- Judgments
- Court of Justice of the European Union 2018 ruling on European Sites
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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