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Dismissed18 November 20223278160

4 Blean Hill, Blean, Kent, CT2 9EF

Planning appeal 3278160 at 4 Blean Hill, Blean, Kent, CT2 9EF (Canterbury City Council) was dismissed on 18 November 2022 by Inspector Szymanski D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development upon Stodmarsh, the Thanet Coast and Sandwich Bay Special Protection Area (the TSSPA) and the Thames, Medway and Swale Special Protection Area (the TMSSPA) as habitats sites.

new car park for use of existing public house, and development of existing car park to provide 6 houses with associated vehicle access and parking

Authority
Canterbury City Council
Appeal type
householder · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Householder developments
Inspector
Szymanski D
Postcode
CT2 9EF

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposed development upon Stodmarsh, the Thanet Coast and Sandwich Bay Special Protection Area (the TSSPA) and the Thames, Medway and Swale Special Protection Area (the TMSSPA) as habitats sites
  • whether or not the proposed development would be in a suitable location having regard to policies for the location of new housing

What decided it

The proposed development would have significant adverse effects on the integrity of Stodmarsh, TSSPA and TMSSPA habitats sites without adequate mitigation being secured, precluding the proposal under section 63(5) of the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SP4Policy SP1Policy HD4Policy LB5Policy LB6Policy SP6Policy LB9
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 180

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