®Planning appeal decision
Land Rear of 27 Station Road, Westgate On Sea, CT8 8RB
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
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.
Framework references: 11, 69, 182
Plan policies cited: Policy HE02, Policy QD02, Policy QD03, Policy QD04, Policy SP28, Policy SP29
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.