®Planning appeal decision
Land to the Rear of Archer's Court Road, Whitfield, CT16 3HP
Planning appeal 3305055 at Land to the Rear of Archer's Court Road, Whitfield, CT16 3HP (Dover District Council) was dismissed on 30 January 2024 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 site and surrounding area, with particular regard to density.
described on the application form as ‘outline planning application, with access, for up to 63 x residential dwellings (with all other matters reserved)
- Authority
- Dover District Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Price A
- Postcode
- CT16 3HP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the site and surrounding area, with particular regard to density
- whether the proposed development would provide satisfactory living conditions for future occupiers
What decided it
The significant and long-lasting harm to the character and appearance of the site and surrounding area, caused by the need to accommodate 63 dwellings within apartment blocks that would fail to integrate with the predominantly 1-2 storey suburban context, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the housing and other benefits when assessed against the Framework as a whole.
The benefits of housing delivery and efficient use of land were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the significant and long-lasting harm to character and appearance and the failure to demonstrate satisfactory living conditions for future occupiers.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CP4 of the Dover District Core Strategy (CS, 2010)Whitfield Urban Expansion Supplementary Planning Document (SPD, 2011)
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 128Paragraph 129Paragraph 135Paragraph 139
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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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.