38 Nursery Close, Whitstable, Kent, CT5 1PD

Planning appeal 3321157 at 38 Nursery Close, Whitstable, Kent, CT5 1PD (Canterbury City Council) was dismissed on 14 February 2024 by Inspector Buchanan R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the local area, having particular regard to its location.

new 1-bedroomed residential dwelling

Authority: Canterbury City Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Buchanan R
Postcode: CT5 1PD

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the local area, having particular regard to its location

What decided it

The proposal would cause significant harm to the character and appearance of the local area by introducing tandem backland development that is manifestly out of keeping with the established linear residential pattern and spacious rear gardens of the locality, and this harm substantially outweighs the modest housing and economic benefits even under the tilted balance.

The modest social and economic benefits of housing delivery, employment during construction, and services sustainability were substantially outweighed by the unacceptable permanent harm to character and appearance of the local area, which undermines development plan objectives and Framework aims for well-designed places sympathetic to local character.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy DBE3 of the Canterbury District Local Plan 2017
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11Paragraph 12Paragraph 77Paragraph 226

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