®Planning appeal decision
Land at Honeysuckle Drive, Minster on Sea, Kent, ME12 3RE
Erection of 2no. 3-bedroom detached dwellings with associated garaging and parking accessed from existing private driveway
- Authority
- Swale Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Szymanski D
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development upon open space provision
- the effect of the proposed development upon highway convenience
What decided it
The loss of a significant proportion of open space in an area with a substantial deficiency in provision, where the space is not demonstrated to be surplus to requirements, attracts significant weight against the scheme and tips the tilted balance decisively against the appeal.
The modest economic benefits during construction, limited on-going economic benefit, limited contribution to housing supply (two dwellings), and moderate biodiversity gain were outweighed by significant harm from loss of open space in a deficient area and limited harm from highway convenience impacts; the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits when assessed against Framework policies as a whole.
Framework references: 96, 103, 104, 11
Plan policies cited: Policy DM17, Policy DM7, Policy ST1, Policy DM14, Policy DM28
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.