®Planning appeal decision
Webbenditch Cottage, Cold Harbour Lane, Bobbing, Kent, ME9 8NN
erection of a self-build 2 bed dwelling with associated parking and landscaping
- Authority
- Swale Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Miles H
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the site is a suitable location for housing with particular regard to its accessibility by sustainable transport modes
- The effect of the proposed development on the Medway Estuary and Marshes Special Protection Area (SPA)
What decided it
The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply engaged the tilted balance under NPPF paragraph 11(d), and the modest harm from the unsustainable location did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the important benefits of delivering self-build housing and contributing to the housing shortfall.
The modest adverse impacts of the development in terms of unsustainable location did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh its important benefits of providing a self-build dwelling and contributing to housing supply shortfalls, when assessed against the Framework taken as a whole under the tilted balance
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: ST1, ST3, CP2, DM14, 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.