®Planning appeal decision
Margaret Cottage , Pean Hill, WHITSTABLE, CT5 3BD
erection of 1no two-storey detached dwelling
- Authority
- Canterbury City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Smith H
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the site is a suitable location for the proposal having regard to local and national planning policy, and the accessibility of the site to services and facilities
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The proposal's location in unsustainable open countryside lacking safe access to services and facilities, combined with significant harm to rural character and appearance, means the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits even in the context of housing delivery shortfall.
The limited benefits of housing contribution, economic activity and highway improvements were outweighed by the substantial harm to sustainability and rural character; the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.
Framework references: 80, 11
Plan policies cited: Policy SP1, Policy SP4, Policy HD4, Policy DBE3
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.