®Planning appeal decision
Land to the east of Eastern Road, Gillingham, Kent, ME7 2RH
permission in principle for the construction of a minimum of five and a maximum of five residential units
- Authority
- Medway 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 suitable for residential development, having regard to its amount, with particular respect to the effect on ecology, character and appearance and the living conditions of future occupiers
What decided it
The lack of adequate ecological survey evidence to demonstrate that the amount of development would not have a harmful effect on protected species and ecology, which constitutes significant harm that outweighs the modest housing benefits even in the context of an undersupply of housing land.
The modest benefits of providing five new houses in a sustainable urban location were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the significant harm to ecology and protected species, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: BNE37, BNE39, BNE1, BNE2, H4
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