Planning appeal decision
Hartsdown Mansions, 4 Hartsdown Road, Margate, Kent, CT9 5QT
Planning appeal 3287388 at Hartsdown Mansions, 4 Hartsdown Road, Margate, Kent, CT9 5QT (Thanet District Council) was dismissed on 13 June 2022 by Inspector Wilkinson F, 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.
a detached house
- Authority
- Thanet District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Wilkinson F
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of neighbouring residents of 2 and 4 Hartsdown Road with regard to outlook, light and outdoor space and whether acceptable living conditions for future occupiers would be provided, with regard to outlook
- the effect of the proposal on the integrity of the Thanet Coast and Sandwich Bay European site
What decided it
The absence of a planning obligation to secure financial contributions for mitigation measures required by the SAMM meant the adverse effects on the European site's integrity could not be avoided or mitigated, necessitating refusal under the Habitats Regulations.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy QD02Policy QD03Policy SP29
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 130Paragraph 134Paragraph 181Paragraph 182
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.
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