Estuary View Caravan Park, Bell Farm Lane, Minster-On-Sea, ME12 4JA

Planning appeal 3279125 at Estuary View Caravan Park, Bell Farm Lane, Minster-On-Sea, ME12 4JA (Swale Borough Council) was dismissed on 9 June 2023 by Inspector Whelan P, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the development on the character of the countryside.

development described as ‘variation of condition 3 of permission NK/8/57/82 to allow 10-month occupancy’ without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref SW/11/1588, dated 3 February 2012

Authority: Swale Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Hearing
Development: caravan-gypsy · Other minor developments
Inspector: Whelan P
Postcode: ME12 4JA

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of the development on the character of the countryside
the location of the development, in terms of access to services and facilities and the objectives of a sustainable pattern of development
the effect of the development on tourism

What decided it

The very significant harm that permanent occupancy would cause to the tranquil and isolated character of the surrounding countryside outweighed the housing and other benefits, even under the tilted balance.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: DM5ST3ST6CP3ST1DM14CP1DM3DM18E1E6
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 174Paragraph 80Paragraph 105Paragraph 84

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