Planning appeal decision
145 Canterbury Road, Birchington, Kent, CT7 9AN
Planning appeal 3339121 at 145 Canterbury Road, Birchington, Kent, CT7 9AN (Thanet District Council) was dismissed on 4 July 2024 by Inspector Davies N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on pedestrian and highway safety.
formation of vehicular access following removal of garden wall
- Authority
- Thanet District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Davies N
- Postcode
- CT7 9AN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on pedestrian and highway safety
What decided it
The parking space would not meet the required 6m standard for safe means of escape from the entrance porch, and vehicles would be forced to overhang the pedestrian footway or reverse onto a busy arterial road, creating unacceptable pedestrian and highway safety hazards.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy TP06
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
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