Land Adjoining 7 Underwood Close, Canterbury, CT4 7BS

Planning appeal 3273298 at Land Adjoining 7 Underwood Close, Canterbury, CT4 7BS (Canterbury City Council) was dismissed on 1 October 2021 by Inspector Kemmann-Lane T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is suitable for a single dwelling in advance of a proposal for the comprehensive development of the wider area.

a detached dwelling including access and layout with associated parking and replacement garage

Authority: Canterbury City Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Kemmann-Lane T
Postcode: CT4 7BS

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the site is suitable for a single dwelling in advance of a proposal for the comprehensive development of the wider area
Whether the parking and access arrangement proposed would have an unacceptable noise and disturbance impact on the living conditions of the occupiers of No.4 Underwood Close
The adequacy of the parking and turning arrangements
The need for mitigation in relation to the Stodmarsh Nature reserve

What decided it

The unresolved issue of mitigation in relation to the Stodmarsh Nature Reserve and the lack of assurance that the development would be nutrient neutral, which would be detrimental to the ecological importance of the Special Protection Area.

The benefits of a single dwelling and the resolution of the noise and disturbance concerns would have outweighed the conflict with policy SP3, but the unresolved ecological mitigation issue prevented permission being granted.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy SP3Policy DBE3Policy DBE1
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 127

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