®Planning appeal decision
Rides farm, Warden Road, Eastchurch, ME12 4HA
erection of a new dwelling
- 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 proposed dwelling would be in a suitable location having regard to relevant development plan policies
What decided it
The proposal's location outside the settlement boundary and poor accessibility to facilities and sustainable transport, which conflicts with the development plan's spatial distribution strategy and cannot be outweighed by the modest housing contribution.
The conflict with the development plan settlement strategy and poor sustainable transport location (significant weight against) outweighed the modest contribution to housing supply and previously-developed land status (limited weight in favour), such that adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweighed benefits under the Framework.
Framework references: 11, 69, 80
Plan policies cited: Policy ST3, Policy CP3, Policy CP2, Policy ST1
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.