®Planning appeal decision
55 Parsonage Chase, Minster on Sea, Sheerness, ME12 3JX
Planning appeal 3286020 at 55 Parsonage Chase, Minster on Sea, Sheerness, ME12 3JX (Swale Borough Council) was dismissed on 5 August 2022 by Inspector Small M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.
replacement of existing bungalow with 7 houses and associated car parking and access drive
- Authority
- Swale Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Small M
- Postcode
- ME12 3JX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- whether the proposed development would provide satisfactory living conditions for future occupiers, with particular regard to outlook and car parking
- the effect of the proposed development on biodiversity, with particular regard to Great Crested Newts
- whether the proposed development would preserve the setting of the Grade II listed Parsonage Farm
What decided it
The adverse impacts on character and appearance, living conditions, and biodiversity significantly and demonstrably outweighed the modest housing benefit of 6 dwellings, such that the development would not constitute sustainable development under paragraph 11 of the Framework.
The modest benefits of 6 additional dwellings and economic benefits were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the adverse effects on character and appearance, unsatisfactory living conditions, and impacts on biodiversity, such that the development would not be sustainable development.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CP 3Policy CP 4Policy CP 8Policy DM 14Policy DM 28Policy DM 32Policy ST 6
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 60Paragraph 69Paragraph 119Paragraph 124Paragraph 130Paragraph 174Paragraph 206Paragraph 219
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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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.