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Dismissed28 July 20233313783

Land North East Of Nelson Avenue, Minster-On-Sea, Sheerness , Kent , ME12 3SF

Planning appeal 3313783 at Land North East Of Nelson Avenue, Minster-On-Sea, Sheerness , Kent , ME12 3SF (Swale Borough Council) was dismissed on 28 July 2023 by Inspector Webb B, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is a suitable location for the proposed development having regard to its effect on the character and appearance of the area, including whether the development would preserve the settings of two Grade I listed buildings.

a residential development of up to 64 No 3 and 4 bedroom dwellings of 1 storey, 1 and half storey, 2 storey, and 2 and half storey dwellings with all associated parking, infrastructure and landscape amenity spaces

Authority
Swale Borough Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Webb B
Postcode
ME12 3SF

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the site is a suitable location for the proposed development having regard to its effect on the character and appearance of the area, including whether the development would preserve the settings of two Grade I listed buildings.

What decided it

The significant harm to landscape character and the less-than-substantial harm to the setting of the Grade I listed buildings were not outweighed by the limited-weight public benefits of the scheme.

The public benefits of the scheme, including housing delivery, housing mix and economic activity, attracted only limited weight and did not outweigh the significant landscape harm and the less than substantial heritage harm, which was accorded considerable importance and weight.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy ST 3Policy DM 24Policy DM 14Policy CP 4
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 174Paragraph 199Paragraph 202

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