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Dismissed10 September 20213254613

Blue Bird Tea Rooms, 79 Granville Road, St Margarets Bay, Kent, CT15 6DT

Planning appeal 3254613 at Blue Bird Tea Rooms, 79 Granville Road, St Margarets Bay, Kent, CT15 6DT (Dover District Council) was dismissed on 10 September 2021 by Inspector Spencer D, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the loss of the tearoom facility would have an unacceptably adverse impact on the local tourism economy, for users of nearby walking and cycling routes and for the local community.

change of use from tearooms and holiday let, to provide holiday let unit and managers accommodation above

Authority
Dover District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
leisure-sport · Change of use
Inspector
Spencer D
Postcode
CT15 6DT

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the loss of the tearoom facility would have an unacceptably adverse impact on the local tourism economy, for users of nearby walking and cycling routes and for the local community
  • Whether a permanent residential use (proposed managers accommodation) would be justified and sustainably located
  • The effect of the appeal proposal on the character and appearance of the surrounding area, including the landscape and scenic beauty of the Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) and the special character of the South Foreland Heritage Coast

What decided it

The significant, unmitigated harm to the landscape character and scenic beauty of the Kent Downs AONB and South Foreland Heritage Coast arising from the domestication of the curtilage for permanent residential use.

The sustainability of the residential use and absence of tourism harm did not outweigh the significant landscape and AONB/Heritage Coast harm, so the balance tipped against the proposal.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy DM1Policy DM4Policy DM15Policy DM16Policy CO5
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 84Paragraph 93Paragraph 100Paragraph 80Paragraph 56Paragraph 130Paragraph 174Paragraph 176Paragraph 178Paragraph 11
Judgments
Braintree District Council v. SSCLG, Greyread Ltd and Granville Developments [2018] EWCA 610Civ

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