Planning appeal decision
3 Middle Deal Road, Deal, CT14 9RF
Planning appeal 3274801 at 3 Middle Deal Road, Deal, CT14 9RF (Dover District Council) was dismissed on 1 February 2022 by Inspector Courtney T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area.
the erection of 4no. attached dwellings with under croft parking and bin stores (existing buildings to be demolished)
- Authority
- Dover District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Courtney T
- Postcode
- CT14 9RF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area
- The effect of the development on the living conditions of the occupiers of No.5 Middle Deal Road with particular regard to an increased sense of enclosure
What decided it
The proposal would be poorly related to its context and would erode the character and appearance of the area, and this harm significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits of housing delivery under the tilted balance test.
The adverse impacts of granting permission (harm to character and appearance) significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits (four dwellings and economic benefit), when assessed against the NPPF taken as a whole under the tilted balance.
What the Inspector cited
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 130Paragraph 11
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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