Planning appeal decision
18 and 20 Hillside Road, Whitstable, CT5 3EX
Planning appeal 3271406 at 18 and 20 Hillside Road, Whitstable, CT5 3EX (Canterbury City Council) was allowed on 28 September 2021 by Inspector Jolly J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the neighbouring occupiers.
an outline application for the erection of 4 No detached dwellings with all matters reserved except access
- Authority
- Canterbury City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Jolly J
- Postcode
- CT5 3EX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the neighbouring occupiers
- highway and fire safety
- the Thames, Medway and Swale Estuaries Special Protection Area and the Thanet Coast and Sandwich Bay Special Protection Area (SPA)
What decided it
The submission of a Section 106 Unilateral Undertaking securing payment towards the SPA mitigation strategy, combined with the absence of objection from Natural England and the ability to address fire safety concerns through a sprinkler system condition, allowed the appeal to succeed.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DBE3Policy SP6Policy LB5
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 55Paragraph 121Paragraph 180Paragraph 181
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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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
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