East Northdown House East Northdown, MARGATE, CT9 3TS

outline application for the erection of 2No detached single storey dwellings including access, scale, layout and landscaping

Authority: Thanet District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Prentis D

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of the proposal on the historic environment, including on the Northdown Conservation Area and on the settings of East Northdown House, Cottage Adjoining East Northdown House to the Southwest (now known as Mockett Cottage) and East Northdown Cottage with Barn Attached, which are Grade II listed buildings
the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the occupiers of East Northdown Cottage
the effect of the proposal on the Thanet Coast and Sandwich Bay Special Protection Area and Ramsar Site and the Sandwich Bay and Hacklinge Marshes Site of Special Scientific Interest

What decided it

The harm to the conservation area and listed building settings, combined with the failure to secure ecological mitigation and the harmful impact on neighbouring living conditions, outweighed the modest housing supply benefit.

Plan policies cited: Policy SP36, Policy HE02, Policy HE03, Policy QD03, Policy SP29

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