®Planning appeal decision
39 Oxford Street, WHITSTABLE, CT5 1DB
change of use from retail to residential at first floor together with first floor rear extension
- Authority
- Canterbury City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Wallis D
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether or not the proposal preserves or enhances the character or appearance of designated and undesignated heritage assets
- the effect upon the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers with particular regard to outlook
- the effect upon the integrity of the Thanet Coast and Sandwich Bay Special Protection Area and the Thames, Medway and Swale Special Protection Area (the SPAs)
What decided it
The less than substantial harm to the character and appearance of the Conservation Area and heritage assets, combined with the overbearing impact on neighbouring living conditions, could not be justified by the limited public benefits of the proposal.
The public benefits of the proposal, comprising the creation of a single dwelling and minor enhancements to the building's appearance, did not outweigh the less than substantial harm to the character and appearance of the Conservation Area and the harm to neighbouring living conditions; great weight was given to the conservation of the heritage assets.
Framework references: 201, 202
Plan policies cited: DBE3, DBE6, HE1, HE4, HE5, HE6, HE8, SP1, SP6, LB5, LB9
Judgments cited: Court of Justice of the European Union 2018
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