®Planning appeal decision
164 Bull Lane, Newington, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME9 7NB
erection of a detached two storey sustainable self-build or custom building dwelling with new access onto Bull Lane
- Authority
- Swale Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Shearing C
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use and the amount of development
What decided it
The poor accessibility of the site to services and facilities and its location outside the settlement boundary, which would result in unsustainable development dependent on private car use, caused significant harm to the settlement strategy that outweighed the moderate benefit of one additional dwelling.
The significant and long-lasting harm to the settlement strategy arising from poor accessibility and location outside the settlement boundary outweighed the moderate benefit of contributing one dwelling to housing stock, even accounting for the Council's housing land supply shortfall and the application of paragraph 11(d) of the Framework.
Framework references: 80, 79, 11
Plan policies cited: Policy ST3, Policy ST1, Policy ST2, Policy CP2, Policy CP3, Policy DM14, Policy ST6, Policy DM9
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.