Trinity View House, , 24 - 26 Earls Avenue, , Folkestone, , CT20 2UF

Planning appeal 3316123 at Trinity View House, , 24 - 26 Earls Avenue, , Folkestone, , CT20 2UF (Folkestone and Hythe District Council) was allowed on 9 October 2023 by Inspector Smith D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed bicycle storage would promote healthy communities and more active and sustainable forms of transport and the implications of that finding for the disputed conditions.

change of use from residential care home (Use Class C2) to 11 self-contained residential flats (Use Class C3) without complying with conditions attached to planning permission Ref Y16/0813/SH, dated 16 January 2017

Authority: Folkestone and Hythe District Council
Appeal type: major · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Major dwellings
Inspector: Smith D
Postcode: CT20 2UF

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposed bicycle storage would promote healthy communities and more active and sustainable forms of transport and the implications of that finding for the disputed conditions

What decided it

The proposed cycle storage would not promote cycling or accord with Policy T5 requirements for secure and covered facilities, necessitating a fresh permission with revised conditions to enable compliant details to be provided.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy T5 of the Places and Policies Local Plansaved Local Plan Review policies SD1, BE1, BE4 and BE8

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