Planning appeal decision
Ceramic Supply Co Ltd, 8 Percy Avenue, Broadstairs, CT10 3LB
Planning appeal 3277591 at Ceramic Supply Co Ltd, 8 Percy Avenue, Broadstairs, CT10 3LB (Thanet District Council) was dismissed on 18 July 2022 by Inspector Davies N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.
change of use from storage (use class B8) to residential (use class C3) together with first floor extension with accommodation in roof to facilitate 3No 2bed self-contained flats and 2No 3bed self-contained flats
- Authority
- Thanet District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Davies N
- Postcode
- CT10 3LB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- The effect of the proposal on the Thanet Coast and Sandwich Bay Special Protection Area (SPA) and the Sandwich Bay and Hacklinge Marshes Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI)
What decided it
The absence of a completed and enforceable mechanism to secure the necessary financial contribution to the SAMM Strategy to mitigate adverse effects on the SPA and SSSI meant the development could not proceed despite being acceptable in terms of character and appearance.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy QD02Policy SP29
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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