3-5 High Street, Garlinge, MARGATE, CT9 5LN

the ‘change of use and conversion of ground floor No. 3 to 5 from retail (Use Class A1) to residential (use class C3), erection of second floor and erection of two storey rear extension, to provide 6no. 2-bed flats, together with creation of communal amenity space, erection of cycle and refuse store, removal of garage doors to provide 4No. car port parking spaces and provision of 3No. parking spaces.’

Authority: Thanet District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Change of use
Inspector: Glassar S

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area

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The proposed building would appear manifestly at odds with the form and appearance of surrounding properties, creating an unsympathetic visual relationship that would harm the character and appearance of the wider area.

Plan policies cited: Policy QD03

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