Planning appeal decision
Jubilee Way, Faversham, Kent, ME13 8GD
Planning appeal 3368586 at Jubilee Way, Faversham, Kent, ME13 8GD (Swale Borough Council) was allowed on 23 January 2026 by Inspector Dyer I, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal makes appropriate provision for National Health Services Healthcare.
retirement living accommodation for older people (sixty years of age and/or partner over fifty-five years of age) comprising 48 retirement apartments and three retirement cottages including communal facilities, access, car parking and landscaping
- Authority
- Swale Borough Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Dyer I
- Postcode
- ME13 8GD
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal makes appropriate provision for National Health Services Healthcare
- Whether the proposal makes appropriate provision for Waste disposal
- Whether the proposal makes appropriate provision for Fitness equipment
What decided it
The planning obligations satisfied the necessity, direct relationship, and proportionality tests under CIL Regulation 122, and the proposal would not cause unacceptable harm to heritage assets or European protected sites.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CP5Policy CP6Policy CP7Policy CP8Policy DM17Policy DM28
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11
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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