®Planning appeal decision
Land to the east of Dargate Road, Yorkletts, Whitstable, Kent, CT5 3AH
erection of four dwellings with associated vehicle access and parking
- Authority
- Canterbury City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Hickey A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the proposed development having regard to local and national planning policy for the delivery of housing and accessibility to services and facilities
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The significant harm from locating the development in an unsustainable location lacking accessibility to services and facilities, combined with substantial harm to the rural character and appearance of the area, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the moderate benefit of four additional dwellings in the context of the housing shortfall.
The moderate benefit of four dwellings contributing to housing supply was significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the significant harm from unsustainable location and substantial harm to character and appearance when assessed against the policies in the Framework taken as a whole.
Framework references: 11, 80
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.