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Allowed30 June 20253356594

13 Orchard Street, Canterbury, Kent, CT2 8AP

Planning appeal 3356594 at 13 Orchard Street, Canterbury, Kent, CT2 8AP (Canterbury City Council) was allowed on 30 June 2025 by Inspector Simms S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the availability of visitor accommodation.

a change of use from part of guest house (Class C1) to single residential dwelling (Class C3) and reinstatement of the party wall

Authority
Canterbury City Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Simms S
Postcode
CT2 8AP

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposed development on the availability of visitor accommodation

What decided it

The specific circumstances that the loss would only affect part of the business with proceeds likely to stabilise the remainder, combined with the site's recent conversion to visitor use and its location away from the city centre, outweighed the policy conflict and justified allowing the appeal.

What the Inspector cited

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