®Planning appeal decision
15 Warwick Road, Cliftonville, Margate, CT9 2JU
Planning appeal 3297637 at 15 Warwick Road, Cliftonville, Margate, CT9 2JU (Thanet District Council) was dismissed on 21 April 2023 by Inspector Smith D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether internal living conditions for occupiers of the proposed holiday let apartment would be satisfactory with regard to floorspace, light and ventilation.
conversion of existing basement unit previously used as a self contained flat for the manager of the former children's home or for young adults of the home in preparation for living independently, to now be operated as a holiday let apartment throughout the year
- Authority
- Thanet District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Change of use
- Inspector
- Smith D
- Postcode
- CT9 2JU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether internal living conditions for occupiers of the proposed holiday let apartment would be satisfactory with regard to floorspace, light and ventilation
- The effect on the integrity of the Thanet Coast and Sandwich Bay Special Protection Area
What decided it
The deficient mechanism for securing mitigation of effects on the Special Protection Area integrity, arising from an incorrect reference in the planning obligation deed, was an overriding consideration that precluded the proposal.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy E08Policy QD03Policy QD04Policy SP29
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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