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Dismissed24 June 20223277753

Land Rear of 27 Station Road, Westgate On Sea, CT8 8RB

Planning appeal 3277753 at Land Rear of 27 Station Road, Westgate On Sea, CT8 8RB (Thanet District Council) was dismissed on 24 June 2022 by Inspector Smith D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Westgate on Sea Conservation Area.

demolition of existing single storey building and construction of two storey mews building

Authority
Thanet District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Smith D
Postcode
CT8 8RB

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposed development would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Westgate on Sea Conservation Area
  • Whether living conditions for future occupiers would be satisfactory with particular reference to the size of the accommodation, light and outlook
  • The effect on the integrity of the Thanet Coast and Sandwich Bay Special Protection Area

What decided it

The failure to secure a completed planning obligation to mitigate the adverse effect on the integrity of the Special Protection Area is an overriding consideration that precludes the development from proceeding.

Although the proposal would enhance the conservation area and contribute to housing supply in a district with deficient supply and reliance on windfall sites in a sustainable location, the unsatisfactory living conditions for future occupiers and the unmitigated adverse effect on the SPA integrity outweighed these benefits.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy HE02Policy QD02Policy QD03Policy QD04Policy SP28Policy SP29
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 69Paragraph 182

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