43 - 45 High Street, Broadstairs, Kent, CT10 1JR

Planning appeal 3328985 at 43 - 45 High Street, Broadstairs, Kent, CT10 1JR (Thanet District Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 17 March 2026 by Inspector Bowden N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the development has resulted in increased recreational pressure on the Sandwich Bay Special Protection Area (SPA), and Sandwich Bay and Hacklinge Marshes Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI).

without planning permission, erection of a second floor extension to form 1 No. self contained flat

Authority: Thanet District Council
Appeal type: enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: Bowden N
Postcode: CT10 1JR

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the development has resulted in increased recreational pressure on the Sandwich Bay Special Protection Area (SPA), and Sandwich Bay and Hacklinge Marshes Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI)
the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The absence of an effective planning obligation to secure mitigation against the in-combination effects of the additional dwelling on the SPA and SSSI rendered the development unacceptable in planning terms.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy SP2 of the Thanet Local PlanPolicy QD02 of the Thanet Local PlanPolicy BSP9 of the Broadstairs and St Peters Neighbourhood Plan

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