®Planning appeal decision
Callum Park, Basser Hill, Lower Halstow, KENT, ME9 7TY
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
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.
Framework references: 11, 57, 180, 205
Plan policies cited: Policy CP2, Policy ST3, Policy ST5, Policy DM6, Policy DM24, Policy DM19
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.