®Planning appeal decision
14 St. Johns Avenue, Ramsgate, CT12 6HE
Planning appeal 3278478 at 14 St. Johns Avenue, Ramsgate, CT12 6HE (Thanet District Council) was allowed on 7 July 2022 by Inspector Smith D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.
erection of a 2 storey attached dwelling
- Authority
- Thanet District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Smith D
- Postcode
- CT12 6HE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- Whether living conditions for the occupiers of 14 St Johns Avenue and for future occupiers of the proposed dwelling would be satisfactory
What decided it
The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply, combined with the absence of significant harm to character and appearance and the ability to safeguard living conditions by condition, meant the presumption in favour of sustainable development indicated permission should be granted despite the conflict with space standards policies.
The modest shortfall in internal floor area against national and local standards was outweighed by the benefits of delivering an additional home on a suitable windfall site within an existing settlement in an area with a housing land supply well below Government expectations.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy QD02Policy QD03Policy QD04Policy SP29
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 56
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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