Planning appeal decision
Land Between Allora And Milltor, Marlborough Road, Whitstable, Kent, CT5 3DH
Planning appeal 3306671 at Land Between Allora And Milltor, Marlborough Road, Whitstable, Kent, CT5 3DH (Canterbury City Council) was allowed on 11 August 2023 by Inspector Felgate J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal site is a suitable one for the proposed development, having regard to its accessibility to local services and facilities.
a two-storey residential dwelling
- Authority
- Canterbury City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Felgate J
- Postcode
- CT5 3DH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the appeal site is a suitable one for the proposed development, having regard to its accessibility to local services and facilities
What decided it
The Council's failure to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply engaged the tilted balance, and the absence of any substantiated harm meant the housing benefits were not outweighed by adverse consequences.
The benefits of the development in the form of increased housing stock, construction jobs, increased local spending and boost to the local economy outweighed the conflict with the development plan, as no specific harm was substantiated
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SP4Policy HD4Policy S1Policy DBE3
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11
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.
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