Billmeir, Molehill Road, Chestfield, CT5 3PA

Planning appeal 3287695 at Billmeir, Molehill Road, Chestfield, CT5 3PA (Canterbury City Council) was allowed on 22 December 2022 by Inspector Smith D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether future occupiers of the proposed dwelling would be at risk of flooding having regard to local and national policies.

erection of 4 bedroom dwelling within the curtilage of Billmeir together with parking and access and alteration to parking and access to existing dwelling

Authority: Canterbury City Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Smith D
Postcode: CT5 3PA

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether future occupiers of the proposed dwelling would be at risk of flooding having regard to local and national policies
The effect on the integrity of the Thames, Medway and Swale Estuaries and Thanet Coast and Sandwich Bay Special Protection Areas (SPAs)

What decided it

The compliance with Policy CC6, which permits minor infill development within flood zones subject to an FRA and mitigation measures, combined with the effective mitigation of SPA impacts through financial contribution, outweighs the need to undertake a sequential test under national policy.

The compliance with relevant development plan policies outweighs the need to undertake a sequential test as set out in national policy and advice.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy CC6Policy CC4Policy CC5Policy SP6Policy LB5
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 167

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