®Planning appeal decision
71 Dover Road, Folkestone, CT20 1JZ
Planning appeal 3352616 at 71 Dover Road, Folkestone, CT20 1JZ (Folkestone and Hythe District Council) was dismissed on 17 April 2025 by Inspector Desai S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed development would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupiers, with particular regard to external amenity.
Conversion from two self-contained flats into 3 x self-contained flats with provision of cycle and refuse storage
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Desai S
- Postcode
- CT20 1JZ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupiers, with particular regard to external amenity
- whether the proposed development would provide suitable facilities for refuse bin and bicycle storage
What decided it
The lack of private external amenity space for the two-bedroom first and second floor flat and the failure to demonstrate suitable refuse bin and bicycle storage facilities in accordance with development plan policies.
The positive contribution to housing supply attracted limited weight and did not outweigh the unsuitable living conditions for future occupiers and the conflicts with development plan policies on amenity and sustainable transport.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy HB3Policy HB1Policy T5
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 57
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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