®Planning appeal decision
Land rear of 30 Tile Kiln Hill, Blean, Canterbury, Kent, CT2 9EE
the erection of a one and a half storey self-build dwelling and car port
- Authority
- Canterbury City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Douglas L
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, with particular regard to the Blean Conservation Area and the locally listed building at the appeal site
What decided it
The uncharacteristic siting, scale and size of the proposed buildings would cause less than substantial harm to the significance of the heritage assets and significant harm to the character and appearance of the area, which was not outweighed by the modest public benefits of the proposal, and the heritage protection policies in the Framework provided a clear reason for refusal notwithstanding the absence of a five-year housing land supply.
The modest public benefits of providing one family-sized dwelling in a sustainable location and the absence of a five-year housing land supply were outweighed by the moderate weight assigned to less than substantial harm to heritage assets and the significant weight assigned to overall harm to character and appearance
Framework references: 11, 56
Plan policies cited: Policy SP1, Policy SP4, Policy DBE3, Policy HE1, Policy HE6, Policy HE8
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.