Planning appeal decision
Aldi Foodstore, Tettenhall Way, Faversham, ME13 8ZB
Planning appeal 3298145 at Aldi Foodstore, Tettenhall Way, Faversham, ME13 8ZB (Swale Borough Council) was allowed on 20 July 2022 by Inspector Hall C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the visual amenity of the area.
for one internally illuminated wall mounted logo sign
- Authority
- Swale Borough Council
- Appeal type
- commercial · Commercial Appeal Service (CAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- advertisement · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Hall C
- Postcode
- ME13 8ZB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the visual amenity of the area
What decided it
The sign would be seen against the existing supermarket building and would not appear obtrusive or incongruous in the context of surrounding commercial uses and the absence of any important scenic, historic, architectural or cultural value in the adjoining fields.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM14Policy DM15
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
Town Planner Pro holds this letter. The Appeals plan opens it and every other letter we hold, all of them searchable, with the main issues and what decided each case picked out. We do not show letters on the free site because they carry people’s names and addresses.
With an account
What an account adds to this decision


More decisions in Swale
The authority’s record since 2016 · every decision in 2022
- Dismissed30 January 20263373710Gate Service Station, London Road, Dunkirk, Kent, ME13 9LN
- Dismissed3 July 20253363570Thanet Way, Faversham, Kent, ME13 9EL
- Dismissed11 June 20253355660Land at Junction of Fox Hill and Blossom Street, Bapchild, Sittingbourne
- Allowed8 April 20253358304Playtime Amusements, The Promenade, Leysdown-On-Sea, Sheerness, ME12 4QB
- Allowed4 July 20243337906Land at Wises Lane, Borden, Kent, ME10 1GD
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.
®