Planning appeal decision
Cripps Farm Plough Road, Eastchurch, Sheerness, ME12 4JH
Planning appeal 3307399 at Cripps Farm Plough Road, Eastchurch, Sheerness, ME12 4JH (Swale Borough Council) was dismissed on 13 February 2023 by Inspector Evans M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect on the streetscene and the character and appearance of the locality.
described on the planning application form as “Retrospective planning for new front wall with driveway access from main highway (Plough Road)
- Authority
- Swale Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Evans M
- Postcode
- ME12 4JH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect on the streetscene and the character and appearance of the locality
What decided it
The wall is a visually obtrusive feature that detracts from and fails to harmonise with the countryside setting, causing unacceptable harm to the streetscene and character and appearance of the locality.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM 11Policy ST 3Policy CP 4Policy DM 14
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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