®Planning appeal decision
Land at School Lane, Newington, Kent, ME1 3EN
the erection of 25 no. residential dwellings and the provision of a 20 space staff car park and 20 space pupil pick-up/drop-off area for Newington C of E Primary School, together with associated access, landscaping, drainage, and infrastructure works
- Authority
- Swale Borough Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Griffiths P
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- whether any adverse effects of the proposal would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits, when assessed against the policies in the National Planning Policy Framework (the Framework) taken as a whole
What decided it
The absence of a five-year housing land supply engaged the tilted balance under NPPF paragraph 11d)ii, and the very limited harm to character and appearance was found not to significantly and demonstrably outweigh the substantial housing, affordable housing and highway safety benefits.
The very limited harm to character and appearance was outweighed by the substantial benefits of housing delivery, affordable housing provision, and highway and pedestrian safety improvements, tipping the balance in favour of allowing the appeal under NPPF paragraph 11d)ii.
Framework references: 11, 56, 57, 74, 111, 174
Plan policies cited: Policy ST1, Policy ST3, Policy DM 14, Policy DM 24, Policy DM 26, Policy DM 17, Policy ST 5
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.