®Planning appeal decision
Avenue Tennis Club, Glebe Road , Gillingham, ME7 2HU
Proposed 4No three bedroomed and 3No four bedroomed dwellings with associated parking, access road and open landscape area. Appeal B: Ref: APP/A2280/W/21/3284718 Avenue Tennis Club, Glebe Road, Gillingham ME7 2HU
- Authority
- Medway Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Szymanski D
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed developments upon the character and appearance of the area
- the effect of the proposed developments upon the SPA
- the effect of the proposed developments upon protected species
What decided it
the tilted balance under paragraph 11(d) of the Framework, triggered by the Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply, meant the limited identified harms did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of each scheme
the moderate benefits of housing delivery, economic activity and biodiversity enhancement outweighed the limited harm to the character and appearance of the area and the potential loss of a non-designated heritage asset, so the adverse impacts did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits
Framework references: 11, 53, 69, 71, 110, 111, 112, 126, 130, 131, 174, 180, 181, 203
Plan policies cited: Policy H4, Policy H9, Policy BNE1, Policy S6, Policy BNE35, Policy BNE37, Policy T1, Policy T2, Policy T13
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.