Dargate Road, Yorkletts, Kent, CT5 3AH

Planning appeal 3323592 at Dargate Road, Yorkletts, Kent, CT5 3AH (Canterbury City Council) was allowed on 18 March 2024 by Inspector Shearing C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the location of the appeal site would be suitable for new housing, having regard to the Council's spatial strategy and accessibility to services and facilities.

outline application for 9 self-build homes with all matters reserved except access

Authority: Canterbury City Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Shearing C
Postcode: CT5 3AH

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the location of the appeal site would be suitable for new housing, having regard to the Council's spatial strategy and accessibility to services and facilities

What decided it

The Council's failure to meet the housing delivery test and the significant benefits of delivering self-build homes to meet identified demand outweigh the moderate conflict with the development plan's spatial strategy.

The adverse impacts of conflict with the Council's spatial strategy (moderate weight) were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the benefits of housing delivery and self-build provision (significant weight) and other benefits including biodiversity enhancement and economic benefits (moderate weight), applying the tilted balance under Framework paragraph 11(d).

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy SP4Policy HD4Policy SP1Policy LB9Policy SP6Policy LB5Policy DBE3
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11

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