®Planning appeal decision
Land adjacent 32 Linden Drive & 67 Queensway, Sheerness, ME12 1LG
Three number one bedroom dwellings with the dormers to the front elevation, with all living accommodation to first floors and above
- Authority
- Swale Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Szymanski D
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development upon the SPAs
- whether or not the proposed development represents an acceptable form of development having regard to policies concerned with flood risk
- the effect of the proposed development upon the character and appearance of the area
- the effect of the proposed development upon the living conditions of the future occupiers of the appeal site and neighbouring occupiers, with particular reference to outlook and privacy
What decided it
The failure to satisfy the sequential test for flood risk and the absence of secured mitigation for impacts on the integrity of the Special Protection Areas were decisive in refusing permission.
The modest economic benefits and housing contribution were significantly outweighed by the significant harm to the integrity of the Special Protection Areas and the failure to satisfy the sequential test for flood risk; the tilted balance did not apply as Framework policies protecting areas of particular importance provided a clear reason for refusal.
Framework references: 8, 11, 130, 159, 161, 162, 163, 174, 175, 180
Plan policies cited: Policy ST1, Policy CP3, Policy DM14, Policy DM21, Policy DM28, Policy DP4
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.