®Planning appeal decision
5 Marine Avenue, Dymchurch, Romney Marsh, TN29 0TR
Planning appeal 3254593 at 5 Marine Avenue, Dymchurch, Romney Marsh, TN29 0TR (Folkestone and Hythe District Council) was dismissed on 22 June 2021 by Inspector Glassar S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would provide satisfactory living conditions for future occupiers of the southern plot with regard to garden size.
for an extension to existing property to provide first-floor sleeping accommodation and an additional dwelling unit
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Glassar S
- Postcode
- TN29 0TR
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would provide satisfactory living conditions for future occupiers of the southern plot with regard to garden size
- The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of occupiers of neighbouring properties with particular regard to whether the proposal would result in overlooking and be overbearing
- Whether or not there would be any flood risks associated with the proposed development
What decided it
The failure to demonstrate that the site passes the sequential test for flood risk, combined with inadequate garden provision for the southern dwelling, outweighed the limited benefits of one additional dwelling in a district with a 7-year housing land supply.
The modest weight attached to the provision of one additional dwelling and other limited benefits did not outweigh the substantial weight given to the harm regarding garden size and the unresolved flood risk sequential test failure
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy HB1Policy HB3Policy HB8Policy SS3
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 127Paragraph 157Paragraph 158
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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