®Planning appeal decision
Land At Sandbanks Lane And Seasalter Road, Graveney, Kent , ME13 9DU
a residential development of up to 27 dwellings, including market, self and custom build and affordable dwellings, public open space, school playing fields and associated infrastructure
- Authority
- Swale Borough Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Pannell G
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the site represents an appropriate location for the proposed development with regard to access to services and the spatial strategy
- the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
- the effect of the development on designated heritage assets
What decided it
The significant benefits of housing delivery, affordable housing and self/custom build housing, engaged via the tilted balance due to the Council's inability to demonstrate a five year housing land supply, outweighed the less than substantial heritage harm and the conflict with Policy CP2.
The significant benefits of housing delivery, affordable housing and self/custom build housing, together with moderate biodiversity benefits, outweighed the less than substantial heritage harm (given considerable importance and weight) and the moderate adverse effect of the site's location, such that the adverse impacts did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits under paragraph 11(d).
Framework references: 83, 219, 212, 213, 215, 210, 11, 66, 84, 110, 115, 129, 135, 139, 57
Plan policies cited: Policy ST1, Policy ST3, Policy CP2, Policy DM24, Policy CP4, Policy DM14, Policy DM32, Policy DM33, Policy CP6
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.