®Planning appeal decision
Callum Park, Basser Hill, Lower Halstow, Kent, ME9 7TY
Planning appeal 3339042 at Callum Park, Basser Hill, Lower Halstow, Kent, ME9 7TY (Swale Borough Council) was allowed on 2 December 2024 by Inspector Naylor R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the site is in a suitable location having regard to the Council's development strategy and national policy.
an application for outline planning permission for the proposed development of two additional semi-detached self-build homes (Plot 10) on the land at Callum Park, Basser Hill, Lower Halstow ME9 7TY
- Authority
- Swale Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Naylor R
- Postcode
- ME9 7TY
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the site is in a suitable location having regard to the Council's development strategy and national policy
- the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the open countryside with specific regard to the Area of High Landscape Value (AHLV)
- the integrity of the Swale and Medway Marshes Special Protection Area (SPA)
What decided it
The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply, combined with the significant benefits of delivering two self-build dwellings and limited environmental harm, meant the adverse impacts did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits.
The conflict with the development plan's spatial strategy (significant weight) was outweighed by the benefits of contributing 2 self-build dwellings to address identified local need and the Council's housing land supply shortfall (significant weight), together with economic and environmental benefits (substantial weight), applying the tilted balance under Framework paragraph 11.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CP2Policy ST3Policy ST5Policy DM6Policy DM24Policy DM19
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 57Paragraph 180Paragraph 205
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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