Planning appeal decision
Land Next to 95 St George's Road, Sandwich, Kent, CT13 9LE
Planning appeal 3345064 at Land Next to 95 St George's Road, Sandwich, Kent, CT13 9LE (Dover District Council) was dismissed on 11 February 2025 by Inspector Pearce J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on open space.
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- Authority
- Dover District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Pearce J
- Postcode
- CT13 9LE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on open space
- The effect of the proposed development on the integrity of the Thanet Coast and Sandwich Bay SPA
What decided it
The proposal conflicts with Policy PM5 of the Dover District Local Plan 2024 by resulting in an unacceptable loss of open space without adequate legal certainty that replacement facilities would be delivered.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy PM5Policy SP14Policy NE3
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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