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Allowed30 March 20233297707

2 Walnut Tree Cottages Coldswood Road, Ramsgate, CT12 5AH

Planning appeal 3297707 at 2 Walnut Tree Cottages Coldswood Road, Ramsgate, CT12 5AH (Thanet District Council) was allowed on 30 March 2023 by Inspector Price A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.

the erection of two dwellings with associated parking and external works

Authority
Thanet District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Price A
Postcode
CT12 5AH

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
  • the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of the occupants of neighbouring properties, with particular regard to noise and disturbance
  • the effect of the proposed development on the Thanet Coast and Sandwich Bay Special Protection Area and the Sandwich Bay and Hacklinge Marshes Site of Special Scientific Interest

What decided it

The submission of a signed Unilateral Undertaking securing the necessary financial contribution to the SAMM mitigation strategy removed the final obstacle to allowing the appeal, as the character, appearance and neighbour amenity issues were satisfactorily addressed.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy QD02Policy QD03Policy SP29
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 130Paragraph 182Paragraph 56

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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