®Planning appeal decision
Cable Hut, Western Esplanade, Broadstairs, Kent, CT10 1TD
the conversion of disused cable hut into dwelling
- Authority
- Thanet District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Sylvester G
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would affect the integrity of the Thanet section of the Thanet Coast and Sandwich Bay Special Protection Area (SPA) and Ramsar site, as a protected European site of nature conservation importance
- The effect on biodiversity and protected species, with particular regard to Bats
- The effect on the significance of the appeal building as a non-designated heritage asset (NDHA)
- The effect on the character and appearance of the area, with particular regard to its location within an area of high townscape value
- Whether adequate living conditions for future occupiers would be provided with particular regard to interior space
- The effect on land stability and coastal erosion
What decided it
The proposal would have a significant adverse effect on the integrity of the Thanet Coast and Sandwich Bay SPA with no legally binding mechanism to secure required mitigation, providing a clear refusal reason that outweighed all other considerations.
Framework references: 11, 130, 135, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 186, 209
Plan policies cited: Policy SP29, Policy SP36, Policy QD02, Policy QD03, Policy QD04, Policy SP35, Policy CC03, Policy HE03, Policy BSP2, Policy BSP7, Policy BSP9
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.