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Dismissed15 December 20233312851

Elite Car Wash Centre, Sandwich Road, Hacklinge , Kent, CT14 0AT

Planning appeal 3312851 at Elite Car Wash Centre, Sandwich Road, Hacklinge , Kent, CT14 0AT (Dover District Council) was dismissed on 15 December 2023 by Inspector Glassar S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the location of the site.

outline application for the erection of 5no. dwellings (with all matters reserved except access)

Authority
Dover District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Glassar S
Postcode
CT14 0AT

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the location of the site
  • the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
  • flood risk
  • the effect of the proposed development on the protected habitats of the Thanet Coast and Sandwich Bay Ramsar site and the Sandwich Bay to Hacklinge Marshes Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI)

What decided it

The proposal failed the flood risk exception test and lacked the required Appropriate Assessment for protected habitats, either of which alone was sufficient to dismiss the appeal.

The limited beneficial aspects of the scheme (housing provision, economic benefits, previously developed land) did not outweigh the identified harms (location contrary to spatial strategy, harm to character and appearance, unresolved flood risk and protected habitat concerns).

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy CP1Policy DM1Policy DM11Policy DM15Policy DM16Draft Policy SP1Draft Policy SP2Draft Policy SP4Draft Policy TI1Draft Policy CC5
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 48Paragraph 80Paragraph 120Paragraph 181

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.

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