®Planning appeal decision
Land rear of 6 Coastguard Cottages, Plough Road, Eastchurch, Sheerness, Kent, ME12 4JH
‘proposed change of use of land to provide an additional bungalow with associated amenity space and parking.’
- 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
- the effect of the proposed development on the Medway, Thames and Swale Estuary Special Protection Area and Ramsar site
- whether the appeal site is an appropriate location for the proposed development having regard to local and national policies for the distribution of housing; the accessibility of the site to services and facilities; and the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The failure to secure suitable mitigation measures for the adverse effects on the Medway, Thames and Swale Estuary SPA/Ramsar site as required by the Habitats Regulations, which provided a strong reason for refusal under paragraph 11(d)(i) of the Framework.
The benefits of housing delivery and acceptable accessibility were outweighed by the unjustified proliferation of housing in the countryside and the likely significant effects on the SPA/Ramsar site, which triggered paragraph 11(d)(i) of the Framework and required refusal.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy ST3, Policy ST1, Policy CP2, Policy DM14, Policy DM28, Policy CP4
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.