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Dismissed9 October 20266009269

Land Between Cumberland Road and Medway Road, Gillingham, ME7 1NH

Planning appeal 6009269 at Land Between Cumberland Road and Medway Road, Gillingham, ME7 1NH (Medway) was dismissed on 9 October 2026, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the extent to which the proposed access arrangements would preserve the statutory listed anti-tank pimples barriers and the features of special architectural or historic interest that they possess.

the redevelopment of vacant previously developed land formerly part of MoD barracks to provide 12 apartments with access from Medway Road, ancillary parking and open space

Authority
Medway
Appeal type
major · Planning
Procedure
Written
Development
residential
Postcode
ME7 1NH

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the extent to which the proposed access arrangements would preserve the statutory listed anti-tank pimples barriers and the features of special architectural or historic interest that they possess
  • the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area, with particular regard to existing trees within the appeal site, and also the area's ecology

What decided it

The appellant's failure to secure the required planning obligations through a s.106 Agreement or unilateral undertaking, which the Inspector found were necessary to make the development acceptable in planning terms and could not be deferred to Reserved Matters stage.

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