®Planning appeal decision
Plough Road, Minster on Sea, Sheerness, Kent, ME12 4JF
Planning appeal 3277288 at Plough Road, Minster on Sea, Sheerness, Kent, ME12 4JF (Swale Borough Council) was dismissed on 13 April 2022 by Inspector Wyatt G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the conditions are reasonable with regard to the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area.
the variation of condition ( i) of planning permission NK/8/61/83 to extend occupancy period from eight to ten months (1 st March to 2nd January) without complying with conditions attached to planning permission Ref SW/12/0024, dated 10 May 2012
- Authority
- Swale Borough Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Major retail and services
- Inspector
- Wyatt G
- Postcode
- ME12 4JF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the conditions are reasonable with regard to the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
- whether the location of the development is appropriate having regard to the development plan
- whether the proposal provides adequate mitigation measures in respect of the Habitat Regulations and appropriate contributions towards infrastructure provision
What decided it
The harm to the character and appearance of the countryside area resulting from permanent residential occupation, combined with the unsustainable location requiring reliance on private motor cars, significantly and demonstrably outweighs the benefits of housing provision when assessed against the Framework's policies taken as a whole.
The benefits of providing lower-cost homes for older people and associated social and economic benefits were outweighed by the serious harm to character and appearance of the area and the failure to meet the environmental and social dimensions of sustainable development through an unsustainable location.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM5Policy ST3Policy CP1Policy ST6Policy DM3Policy DM14Policy ST1Policy CP3Policy DM18
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 8Paragraph 11Paragraph 79Paragraph 80Paragraph 92Paragraph 104
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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