Four Buoys , Radfall Ride , Whitstable , CT3 3EW

Planning appeal 3332446 at Four Buoys , Radfall Ride , Whitstable , CT3 3EW (Canterbury City Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 2 June 2026 by Inspector Dignan P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the matters alleged in the enforcement notice constitute a breach of planning control (ground c).

the construction of a building for independent residential use

Authority: Canterbury City Council
Appeal type: enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Other minor developments
Inspector: Dignan P
Postcode: CT5 3EW

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the matters alleged in the enforcement notice constitute a breach of planning control (ground c)
Whether planning permission should be granted for the erection of a building for independent residential use (ground a)
Whether the requirements of the enforcement notice exceed what is necessary to remedy the breach (ground f)

What decided it

The provision of a separate driveway and parking area created a strong impression of a separate dwelling in a backland situation that was out of keeping with local character, whereas the building itself without those features could function as an acceptable ancillary outbuilding.

The acceptability of the outbuilding and patio in terms of character and appearance, when severed from the driveway and parking, was balanced against the need to remedy the breach of planning control by removing those elements that created the appearance of independent residential use.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy DBE3

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