®Planning appeal decision
9 Marine Gardens, MARGATE, CT9 1UN
described on the application form as ‘the proposal reconfigures the existing ground floor retail unit which is altered to be accommodated across the ground and lower ground floor. The equivalent area of the existing lower ground floor B1 unit is replaced with a new 1 bed flats at lower ground floor and an alteration at ground floor level that extends the existing 1 bedroom flat into a new three bedroom apartment. The residential units at upper floors remain unaltered
- Authority
- Thanet District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Price A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether a satisfactory standard of accommodation would be provided for future occupiers, with particular regard to play space
- the effect of the proposed development on the integrity of the Thanet Coast and Sandwich Bay Special Protection Area
What decided it
The absence of planning obligations to secure either play space provision or financial contributions towards SPA mitigation measures rendered the development unacceptable on both main issues.
Framework references: 130, 180
Plan policies cited: Policy GI04, Policy SP29
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.