Planning appeal decision
Ivor Thomas Amusements Ltd, 100 Grange Road, Ramsgate, Kent, CT11 9PX
Planning appeal 3289268 at Ivor Thomas Amusements Ltd, 100 Grange Road, Ramsgate, Kent, CT11 9PX (Thanet District Council) was allowed on 14 July 2023 by Inspector Shearing C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the Thanet Coast and Sandwich Bay Special Protection Area (SPA) and Ramsar site, with particular regard to the ability of the Unilateral Undertaking to secure appropriate mitigation.
conversion of the entire building from existing offices to five dwellings (2x studios, 1x one bed and 2x two bed)
- Authority
- Thanet District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Shearing C
- Postcode
- CT11 9PX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the Thanet Coast and Sandwich Bay Special Protection Area (SPA) and Ramsar site, with particular regard to the ability of the Unilateral Undertaking to secure appropriate mitigation
What decided it
The Unilateral Undertaking, supported by evidence of proper ownership and the Council's strategic mitigation approach endorsed by Natural England, adequately secures the necessary mitigation to avoid an adverse effect on the integrity of the Special Protection Area.
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