Planning appeal decision
Site South of Marlborough Road , Deal , Kent , CT14 9LE
Planning appeal 3283789 at Site South of Marlborough Road , Deal , Kent , CT14 9LE (Dover District Council) was allowed on 28 September 2022 by Inspector Praine N, 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 including the provision of protected open space.
the erection of up to 9 dwellings
- Authority
- Dover District Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other Major Developments
- Inspector
- Praine N
- Postcode
- CT14 9LE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area including the provision of protected open space
What decided it
The qualitative improvements to open space provision through managed landscape, equipped play area and public access would outweigh the quantitative loss of protected open space, and the development would satisfactorily integrate into the local area without material harm to character and appearance.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM15Policy DM16Policy DM25Policy DM27
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 57Paragraph 64Paragraph 99Paragraph 174
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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