Planning appeal decision
Flat 3, 7 Ethelbert Crescent, Margate, CT9 2AY
Planning appeal 3289627 at Flat 3, 7 Ethelbert Crescent, Margate, CT9 2AY (Thanet District Council) was dismissed on 25 May 2022 by Inspector Wilkinson F, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effects of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, including the Clifftop Conservation Area.
described on the application form as installation of balcony to the rear overlooking properties garden
- Authority
- Thanet District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Wilkinson F
- Postcode
- CT9 2AY
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effects of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, including the Clifftop Conservation Area
- the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers with specific regard to privacy
What decided it
The harm to the Conservation Area's character and appearance, combined with significant privacy harm to neighbouring occupiers, outweighs any private benefit to the appellant, with no public benefits to justify the identified harm.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy QD02Policy HE02Policy QD03
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 197Paragraph 199Paragraph 200Paragraph 202Paragraph 130
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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