Planning appeal decision
3 Wyndham Avenue, Margate, CT9 2PR
Planning appeal 3276496 at 3 Wyndham Avenue, Margate, CT9 2PR (Thanet District Council) was dismissed on 5 September 2022 by Inspector Glassar S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the provision of accommodation suitable for occupation by families.
a change of use from single dwelling to three bedsits and one one-bed flat
- Authority
- Thanet District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Glassar S
- Postcode
- CT9 2PR
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the provision of accommodation suitable for occupation by families
- The living conditions of future occupants with particular regard to the size of the proposed units
- The integrity of designated habitats sites
What decided it
The proposal would both result in the loss of family accommodation contrary to Policy SP22 and create units failing to meet minimum space standards, thereby harming living conditions of future occupiers contrary to Policies QD03 and QD04.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SP22Policy QD03Policy QD04
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 130
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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