®Planning appeal decision
Parkfield House, Hogbens Hill, Selling, Faversham, ME13 9QU
Planning appeal 3272891 at Parkfield House, Hogbens Hill, Selling, Faversham, ME13 9QU (Swale Borough Council) was dismissed on 15 December 2021 by Inspector Osgathorp C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would be in an appropriate location for residential accommodation, having regard to its accessibility to facilities and services, and its effect on the character and appearance of the area, including the Sheldwich Conservation Area and the Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
stationing of a static caravan
- Authority
- Swale Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- caravan-gypsy · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Osgathorp C
- Postcode
- ME13 9QU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would be in an appropriate location for residential accommodation, having regard to its accessibility to facilities and services, and its effect on the character and appearance of the area, including the Sheldwich Conservation Area and the Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
What decided it
The appeal site's remote location outside the built-up area boundary, requiring reliance on private car use for access to services and facilities, combined with the caravan's incompatible appearance and character harm to the Conservation Area and AONB, with limited public benefits insufficient to outweigh the identified harm.
The less than substantial harm to the character and appearance of the Sheldwich Conservation Area and AONB was weighed against the limited public benefits of additional residential accommodation on previously developed land; the harm was not outweighed by the benefits, and great weight was given to the conservation of the designated heritage asset.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy ST1Policy ST3Policy ST7Policy CP3Policy DM14Policy DM24Policy DM33
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 79Paragraph 105
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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