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Allowed10 December 20253365131

Land At Sandbanks Lane And Seasalter Road, Graveney, Kent , ME13 9DU

Planning appeal 3365131 at Land At Sandbanks Lane And Seasalter Road, Graveney, Kent , ME13 9DU (Swale Borough Council) was allowed on 10 December 2025 by Inspector Pannell G, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the site represents an appropriate location for the proposed development with regard to access to services and the spatial strategy.

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
Postcode
ME13 9DU

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).

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy ST1Policy ST3Policy CP2Policy DM24Policy CP4Policy DM14Policy DM32Policy DM33Policy CP6
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 83Paragraph 219Paragraph 212Paragraph 213Paragraph 215Paragraph 210Paragraph 11Paragraph 66Paragraph 84Paragraph 110Paragraph 115Paragraph 129Paragraph 135Paragraph 139Paragraph 57

How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.

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