®Planning appeal decision
Land rear of 143 Berengrave Lane, Rainham, ME8 7UJ
the erection of 8 no. residential dwellings and associated private amenity space, landscaping and parking
- Authority
- Medway Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Felgate J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, with particular regard to the local landscape
What decided it
The District's failure to demonstrate a five-year supply of housing land (3.64 years) triggered the tilted balance under NPPF paragraph 11(d)(ii), requiring permission to be granted as the development causes no significant adverse impacts and provides housing benefits.
The conflict with Policies S1, H11 and BNE25 relating to housing location and countryside protection is outweighed by the absence of any significant adverse impacts and the social and economic benefits of providing eight new dwellings in a context of housing land supply shortfall
Framework references: 174, 175, 11, 56, 112
Plan policies cited: Policy S1, Policy H11, Policy BNE25, Policy BNE34, Policy H9
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.