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Allowed15 January 20253341371

18 City Way, Rochester, ME1 2AB

Planning appeal 3341371 at 18 City Way, Rochester, ME1 2AB (Medway Council) was allowed on 15 January 2025 by Inspector Pattison B, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the local area.

Construction of a part two storey/ part three storey block of 8 flats with associated external works

Authority
Medway Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Pattison B
Postcode
ME1 2AB

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the local area
  • the significance of the Napoleonic wall and its setting
  • the integrity of protected European sites

What decided it

The proposal's compliance with NPPF paragraph 125 requiring substantial weight to be given to suitable brownfield land within settlements for homes, combined with the enhanced setting of the non-designated heritage asset and adequate mitigation of European site integrity through the SAMMS contributions, outweighed other considerations.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy H4Policy BNE1Policy S6Policy BNE35
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 125Paragraph 193Paragraph 194Paragraph 212Paragraph 213Paragraph 214Paragraph 215Paragraph 216

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