®Planning appeal decision
Plough Road, Minster on Sea, Sheerness, Kent, ME12 4JF
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
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.
Framework references: 8, 11, 79, 80, 92, 104
Plan policies cited: Policy DM5, Policy ST3, Policy CP1, Policy ST6, Policy DM3, Policy DM14, Policy ST1, Policy CP3, Policy DM18
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