Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent The Sanctuary, Pean Hill, Blean, Kent, CT5 3BJ
Planning appeal 3282594 at Land Adjacent The Sanctuary, Pean Hill, Blean, Kent, CT5 3BJ (Canterbury City Council) was dismissed on 24 August 2022 by Inspector Glassar S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether or not the appeal site is an acceptable location for the development proposed.
the erection of a dwelling
- Authority
- Canterbury City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Glassar S
- Postcode
- CT5 3BJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether or not the appeal site is an acceptable location for the development proposed
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- The effect of the proposed development on the integrity of designated habitats sites
What decided it
The site represents an unacceptable location for residential development in unsustainable open countryside where occupiers would be reliant on private motor vehicles, combined with adverse effects on the character and appearance of the area.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SP4Policy HD4Policy SP1Policy DBE3
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 80
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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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
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