®Planning appeal decision
Land north of Coastguard Cottages, Pegwell Road, Ramsgate, Kent, CT11 0NH
the erection of six bungalows with sedum roofs cut into bank
- Authority
- Thanet District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Reed D
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, including the effect on the England Coast Path, Pegwell Conservation Area and the Coastguard Cottages
- the effect of the proposal on highway safety
- the effect of the proposal on ecological interests
What decided it
The significant harm to character and appearance, heritage assets and ecological interests, combined with unresolved highway safety concerns, outweighed the substantial benefit of housing delivery in the absence of a five-year supply.
the substantial benefit of six additional dwellings and housing delivery was outweighed by the significant harm to the character and appearance of the coastal landscape, heritage assets and ecological interests, and unresolved highway safety concerns
Plan policies cited: TLP Policy SP01, TLP Policy H01, TLP Policy SP24, TLP Policy SP26, TLP Policy QD02, TLP Policy SP36, TLP Policy HE02, TLP Policy SP43, TLP Policy TP02, TLP Policy TP06, TLP Policy SP28, TLP Policy SP29, TLP Policy SP30
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.