Planning appeal decision
Site South of Marlborough Road , Deal, Kent, CT14 9LE
Planning appeal 3270876 at Site South of Marlborough Road , Deal, Kent, CT14 9LE (Dover District Council) was dismissed on 13 August 2021 by Inspector Davies N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on protected open space in the area.
for up to 9 new residential dwellings
- Authority
- Dover District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Davies N
- Postcode
- CT14 9LE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on protected open space in the area
What decided it
The loss of designated protected open space without replacement or compensatory provision, in an area with an identified deficiency in accessible open space within the Council's adopted 300m standard, conflicts with Policy DM25 and NPPF paragraph 99 and cannot be justified by the minimal housing benefits of 9 dwellings.
The adverse impact on the provision of open space in the area significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits of housing delivery, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM25 of the Dover District Council Local Development Framework Core Strategy 2010Dover District Council Land Allocations Local Plan 2015
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 99
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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