®Planning appeal decision
Land lying to the south of Dunlin Walk, Iwade, ME9 8TG
20 residential dwellings with means of access approved and all other matters reserved on the land lying to the south of Dunlin Walk, Iwade, as identified on the indicative layout
- Authority
- Swale Borough Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Gethin T
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development could be designed at reserved matters stage so that the amount of housing proposed could be acceptably and safely accommodated on the site, with particular regard to servicing and parking arrangements
- the effect of the proposed development on designated nature conservation sites
What decided it
The Inspector's finding that the development could be safely and acceptably designed at reserved matters stage to accommodate sufficient parking and servicing, combined with securing of Habitats Regulations mitigation via the s106 agreement, meant there was no conflict with the development plan.
The proposal was found to accord with the development plan as a whole, so no tilted balance or wider planning balance against harms was required; the appeal was allowed on that basis together with the s106-secured mitigation and benefits including much-needed housing and policy-compliant affordable housing.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy CP2, Policy CP4, Policy DM7, Policy DM14, Policy CP7, Policy DM28
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.