®Planning appeal decision
Land south west of London Road, Deal, CT14 0AB
outline application for the erection of up to 155 dwellings with associated parking and means of access (all matters reserved except for access)
- Authority
- Dover District Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Inquiry
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Troy D
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether or not the proposed development would provide a suitable site for housing, having particular regard to the local and national planning policies relating to the location of new development in the District
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area including the effect on the local landscape
- The effect of the proposed development on the local highway network and whether it would lead to an unacceptable impact on highway safety
What decided it
The substantial weight attached to the delivery of affordable housing, combined with the limited weight given to conflict with out-of-date restrictive policies, meant the benefits were not significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the identified harms.
The minor landscape/visual harm, limited BMV agricultural land loss and reduced policy conflict were outweighed by the substantial benefit of affordable housing delivery together with moderate benefits from market housing, biodiversity net gain, sustainable transport and economic activity, so the balance tipped in favour of allowing the appeal.
Framework references: 48, 20, 68, 11, 105, 110, 174, 111, 57
Plan policies cited: Policy DM1, Policy DM11, Policy DM15, Policy DM16, Policy DM12, Policy DM5, Policy CP2
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.