®Planning appeal decision
Dismissed5 November 20243344612
The Barn Swanton Street, Bredgar, SITTINGBOURNE, ME9 8AT
a change of use for existing annexe barn into residential dwelling including changes to fenestration
- Authority
- Swale Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Glassar S
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the appeal site is an appropriate location for the proposed development having regard to policies for the distribution of housing and the effect on the character and appearance of the area including the setting of the Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
- The living conditions of future occupiers
What decided it
The proposal fails on two grounds: it is located in an unsustainable position remote from services and facilities contrary to the spatial strategy, and it would cause unacceptable overlooking and loss of privacy to future occupiers in a rural area where such impacts are not expected.
Framework references: 84
Plan policies cited: ST1, ST3, CP2, CP3, DM14, DM16
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