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Dismissed17 January 20253342693

162 Botany Road , Broadstairs , Kent , CT10 3SE

Planning appeal 3342693 at 162 Botany Road , Broadstairs , Kent , CT10 3SE (Thanet District Council) was dismissed on 17 January 2025 by Inspector Sylvester G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the development affects the integrity of the Thanet Coast and Sandwich Bay Special Protection Area (SPA) and Ramsar site, which is subject to statutory protection under the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017, as amended.

Change of use of outbuilding from annex accommodation to holiday let accommodation

Authority
Thanet District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
leisure-sport · Change of use
Inspector
Sylvester G
Postcode
CT10 3SE

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the development affects the integrity of the Thanet Coast and Sandwich Bay Special Protection Area (SPA) and Ramsar site, which is subject to statutory protection under the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017, as amended
  • Whether occupants of the development are provided with satisfactory living conditions, with particular regard to internal floor space, outlook and privacy
  • The effect of the development on the living conditions of the occupiers of Numbers 162 and 164 Botany Road, with particular regard to privacy, noise and disturbance

What decided it

The submitted Unilateral Undertaking was deficient and could not effectively secure mitigation of the development's significant adverse effect on the integrity of the Special Protection Area, requiring refusal under Regulation 63(5) of the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SP29Policy QD03Policy E08
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 124Paragraph 135

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