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Allowed15 April 20253340996

Land South of Canterbury Road West, Cliffsend, Kent, CT12 5EA

Planning appeal 3340996 at Land South of Canterbury Road West, Cliffsend, Kent, CT12 5EA (Thanet District Council) was allowed on 15 April 2025 by Inspector Philpott M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is an appropriate location for housing in respect of the Council's spatial strategy and accessibility to services, facilities and sustainable modes of transport.

erection of 141 dwellings, with open space, landscaping, access and associated infrastructure

Authority
Thanet District Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Philpott M

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the site is an appropriate location for housing in respect of the Council's spatial strategy and accessibility to services, facilities and sustainable modes of transport
  • The effect of the proposal on best and most versatile agricultural land
  • The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, with particular regard to the landscape

What decided it

The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply and poor housing delivery record engaged the presumption in favour of sustainable development, which tipped the balance decisively in favour of the scheme despite conflicts with the spatial strategy and loss of agricultural land.

The substantial benefits of housing delivery (141 dwellings including 31 affordable units), infrastructure improvements, and the site's accessibility and sustainable location outweighed the modest weight attributable to conflicts with the spatial strategy and the loss of best and most versatile agricultural land, applying the presumption in favour of sustainable development.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SP01Policy SP24Policy E16Policy SP26Policy QD02Policy SP23Policy SP41Policy SP29Policy SP30Policy QD1Policy SP14
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 57Paragraph 58Paragraph 83Paragraph 110Paragraph 135Paragraph 187

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.

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