Planning appeal decision
2A Canada Road, Walmer, CT14 7DZ
Planning appeal 3290494 at 2A Canada Road, Walmer, CT14 7DZ (Dover District Council) was dismissed on 3 July 2023 by Inspector Shearing C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would provide a suitable standard of accommodation for future occupiers, with particular regard to its size and quality of outdoor space.
erection of a detached dwelling, erection of 2.0m high fencing, formation of a new driveway and associated parking (existing building to be demolished)
- Authority
- Dover District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Shearing C
- Postcode
- CT14 7DZ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would provide a suitable standard of accommodation for future occupiers, with particular regard to its size and quality of outdoor space
- The effects on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The proposal would fail to provide a suitable standard of accommodation for future occupiers due to its inadequate size, which constituted a significant and long-lasting conflict with the Framework that substantially and demonstrably outweighed the limited benefits of providing a new dwelling.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- PM2SP4PM1HE2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 119Paragraph 103Paragraph 130Paragraph 11
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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