®Planning appeal decision
Land Lying to the South of Dunlin Walk, Iwade, ME9 8TG
Planning appeal 3272760 at Land Lying to the South of Dunlin Walk, Iwade, ME9 8TG (Swale Borough Council) was allowed on 13 April 2022 by Inspector Gethin T, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: 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.
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
- Postcode
- ME9 8TG
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.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CP2Policy CP4Policy DM7Policy DM14Policy CP7Policy DM28
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11
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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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.