Planning appeal decision
98 Golf Road, Deal, CT14 6QG
Planning appeal 3294093 at 98 Golf Road, Deal, CT14 6QG (Dover District Council) was dismissed on 17 November 2022 by Inspector Parker C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.
Development of a pair of three-bed semi- detached houses on land behind 98, Golf Road, Deal CT14
- Authority
- Dover District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Parker C
- Postcode
- CT14 6QG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- The effect on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers
- Whether, given the location of the proposed development in Flood Zone 3, it would pass the Sequential and Exception tests
What decided it
The proposal failed to satisfy the exception test for flood risk development in Flood Zone 3, as it could not demonstrate wider sustainability benefits to the community that would outweigh the flood risk.
What the Inspector cited
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 130Paragraph 159Paragraph 160Paragraph 161Paragraph 162Paragraph 163Paragraph 164Paragraph 165Paragraph 169
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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