Land West of Meresborough Road and South of Moor Park Close, Meresborough Road, Rainham, Kent , ME8 8QT

Planning appeal 3332412 at Land West of Meresborough Road and South of Moor Park Close, Meresborough Road, Rainham, Kent , ME8 8QT (Medway Council) was dismissed on 18 July 2024 by Inspector Smith J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect on the character and appearance of the area, with particular regard to the effect on the Mierscourt/Meresborough Area of Local Landscape Importance.

redevelopment of the site to provide 9 residential dwellings along with access and parking

Authority: Medway Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Smith J
Postcode: ME8 8QT

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect on the character and appearance of the area, with particular regard to the effect on the Mierscourt/Meresborough Area of Local Landscape Importance
the effect on biodiversity

What decided it

The significant harm to the character and appearance of the valued landscape (ALLI) and conflict with Policies BNE25 and BNE34, which outweighed the modest housing supply benefits in the planning balance.

The adverse impacts of granting planning permission, comprising significant harm to the ALLI and conflict with the development plan, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the modest but meaningful contribution to housing supply and other limited benefits, such that the proposal did not benefit from the presumption in favour of sustainable development.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy BNE34Policy BNE25Policy BNE37Policy BNE39
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 180Paragraph 11

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