Planning appeal decision
91 Maple Leaf Business Park, Manston, Ramsgate, CT12 5GD
Planning appeal 3285968 at 91 Maple Leaf Business Park, Manston, Ramsgate, CT12 5GD (Thanet District Council) was dismissed on 27 February 2023 by Inspector Price A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on the supply of employment land.
the change of use of Micro Brewery (Use Class B1, B2 and B8) to Micro Brewery and Drinking Establishment (Use Class B1, B2, B8 and A4)
- Authority
- Thanet District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Change of use
- Inspector
- Price A
- Postcode
- CT12 5GD
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the supply of employment land
- the effect of the proposed development on the vitality and viability of the district's town centres
- whether the location of the site is appropriate for a community use
What decided it
The proposed development would result in a harmful loss of employment floorspace within a designated employment area without demonstration that the site is unsuitable for employment purposes, and would introduce a main town centre use outside town centres without a sequential test, contrary to local plan policies SP05, E01 and E05.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SP05Policy SP06Policy E01Policy SP24Policy E05Policy CM01Policy SP43Policy SP44Policy E13Policy TP02Policy TP03Policy QD02
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 83Paragraph 87Paragraph 88Paragraph 104Paragraph 105
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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