Planning appeal decision
27A Oxford Street (Rear of), Whitstable, CT5 1DB
Planning appeal 3277312 at 27A Oxford Street (Rear of), Whitstable, CT5 1DB (Canterbury City Council) was dismissed on 28 February 2022 by Inspector Young D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on the Thames, Medway and Swale Estuaries and Thanet Coast and Sandwich Bay Special Protection Areas (SPAs).
the erection of a single person dwelling
- Authority
- Canterbury City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Young D
- Postcode
- CT5 1DB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development on the Thames, Medway and Swale Estuaries and Thanet Coast and Sandwich Bay Special Protection Areas (SPAs)
- Whether the proposed dwelling would provide future occupiers with an acceptable level of accommodation with particular regards to outlook
What decided it
The scheme's failure to provide adequate mitigation for the likely significant effect on the SPAs through a properly executed planning obligation, in conflict with Local Plan Policy SP6, outweighed the Inspector's finding that the dwelling would provide acceptable living conditions.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SP6Policy DBE4Policy SP1Policy LB5
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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