Land Adjacent 113 Chaffes Lane, Upchurch, Kent, ME9 7BB

Planning appeal 3340696 at Land Adjacent 113 Chaffes Lane, Upchurch, Kent, ME9 7BB (Swale Borough Council) was allowed on 27 December 2024 by Inspector Glassar S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal site is an appropriate location for the proposed development having regard to local and national policies for the distribution of housing and the character and appearance of the area.

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Authority: Swale Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Glassar S
Postcode: ME9 7BB

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the appeal site is an appropriate location for the proposed development having regard to local and national policies for the distribution of housing and the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply engaged the presumption in favour of sustainable development under paragraph 11(d)(ii) of the Framework, which outweighed the conflict with the development plan.

The limited adverse impacts associated with the conflict with the development plan due to the site's location outside the planning boundaries do not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of delivering 7 new houses and associated economic and social benefits, when assessed against the policies in the Framework taken as a whole

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy ST3Policy ST5Policy DM14Policy DM24
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11

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