The Retreat, Upper Harbledown, Canterbury, CT2 9AY

Planning appeal 3313064 at The Retreat, Upper Harbledown, Canterbury, CT2 9AY (Canterbury City Council) was dismissed on 6 December 2023 by Inspector Pattison B, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: 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, employment opportunities and facilities.

erection of 2no. Residential Dwellings, together with associated garaging to existing property and new properties, and landscaping

Authority: Canterbury City Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Pattison B
Postcode: CT2 9AY

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, employment opportunities and facilities
The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the local area with particular regard to the local landscape and the countryside as a whole
The effect of the proposal on the integrity of the features of European nature conservation sites situated at Stodmarsh, with particular regard to nutrient neutrality

What decided it

The absence of secured mitigation measures to ensure nutrient neutrality at the Stodmarsh Special Protection Area and Special Area of Conservation, combined with the site's unsuitability for residential development in an unsustainable location and harmful effects on landscape character.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy SP1Policy SP4Policy HD4Policy DBE3Policy LB5Policy LB6
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11Paragraph 180

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