®Planning appeal decision
Land between St Teresa and Glen Cottage, Clapham Hill, Whitstable, CT5 3DL
2 No. Detached 4 Bed Dwellings with associated Parking
- Authority
- Canterbury City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Pattison B
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on protected species
- the effect of the proposal on highway safety
- whether the proposed dwellings would be in a suitable location having regard to local policies concerned with housing in rural areas and the accessibility of the site to services, employment opportunities and facilities
What decided it
The potential harm to protected species and biodiversity, combined with the harmful effect on highway safety, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits of providing two additional dwellings in an area with inadequate housing supply.
The benefits of housing delivery (significant weight) were outweighed by the considerable weight attached to potential ecological harm and the significant weight attached to harmful effects on highway safety, assessed against the Framework policies as a whole under the tilted balance.
Framework references: 99, 84, 110, 11, 193
Plan policies cited: Policy LB9, Policy DBE3, Policy T9, Policy SP4, Policy HD4, Policy SP1, Policy LB10, Policy SP6
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.