Orchard Kennels, Meresborough Road, Rainham, ME8 8QJ

Planning appeal 3274932 at Orchard Kennels, Meresborough Road, Rainham, ME8 8QJ (Medway Council) was dismissed on 25 April 2022 by Inspector Davies N, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development upon the landscape character and appearance of the countryside, Mierscourt/Meresborough Area of Local Landscape Importance (ALLI) and the Public Right of Way (PROW).

for up to 66 residential dwellings with associated parking and landscaped areas

Authority: Medway Council
Appeal type: major · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Hearing
Development: residential · Major dwellings
Inspector: Davies N
Postcode: ME8 8QJ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposed development upon the landscape character and appearance of the countryside, Mierscourt/Meresborough Area of Local Landscape Importance (ALLI) and the Public Right of Way (PROW)
The effect of the proposed development upon the highway network

What decided it

The significant harm to the character and appearance of the countryside, the valued Mierscourt/Meresborough ALLI landscape and the PROW outweighed the housing and other benefits of the scheme.

the significant harm to the character and appearance of the countryside, ALLI and PROW was not outweighed by the significant benefit of housing delivery or the moderate social, economic and environmental benefits of the scheme

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy T2Policy BNE25Policy BNE34Policy S4Policy BNE6Policy L10Policy T1
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11Paragraph 92Paragraph 100Paragraph 111Paragraph 174Paragraph 177

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