®Planning appeal decision
Land North West of Mannock Drive, Manston Road, Manston, Kent, CT12 5DB
Erection of two detached dwellings including associated car parking, provision of new Manston Park visitor car parking area, provision of new footpath between Gilmour Road and Mannock Drive, and enhancement to overall landscaping of area including new trees and shrub planting
- Authority
- Thanet District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Coyne C
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- The effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers having regard to outlook
- The effect of the proposed development on the integrity of European Sites
What decided it
The substantial harm to character and appearance, material harm to neighbouring living conditions, and unmitigated harm to European Site integrity could not be outweighed by the modest housing and economic benefits in the context of paragraph 11 of the Framework.
The adverse impacts of granting planning permission (significant harm to character and appearance, material harm to living conditions, harm to European Site integrity) significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits (two additional dwellings and modest social and economic benefits) when assessed against the policies in the Framework as a whole.
Framework references: 11, 130, 180
Plan policies cited: SP24, SP26, QD02, QD03
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.