®Planning appeal decision
Land to the rear of 25-29 Station Street, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 3DU
for residential development of 9 units including access
- Authority
- Swale Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Smith D
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal could achieve a satisfactory scale of development having regard to the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The site's location within the central Sittingbourne regeneration area where Policy Regen1 supports housing redevelopment, combined with the absence of a 5-year housing land supply and the site's previously-developed status and proximity to the station, outweighed concerns about scale.
The benefits of housing delivery in a regeneration area on previously-developed land with good access to the station outweighed the Council's concerns about the scale of development being underwhelming.
Framework references: 112
Plan policies cited: Policy Regen1, Policy CP4, Policy DM14, Policy DM28, Policy DM21, Policy DM19
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.