®Planning appeal decision
No. 1 The Bungalow, Canterbury Road, Herne Common, KENT, CT6 7JX
a two-storey detached dwelling
- Authority
- Canterbury City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Glassar S
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- the living conditions of residents of the host property
- the Thanet Coast and Sandwich Bay Special Protection Area
What decided it
The failure to secure mitigation for likely significant effects on the Thanet Coast and Sandwich Bay Special Protection Area through a legal agreement, combined with the protection afforded to the SPA under Footnote 7 to NPPF paragraph 11, which provides a strong reason for refusing the proposal.
Under NPPF paragraph 11(d)(i), the protection of the Special Protection Area as an area of particular importance provided a strong reason for refusal, and the identified harms to character and appearance and living conditions were consistent with Framework policies and carried weight; the benefits of housing provision and self-build did not outweigh these harms.
Framework references: 11, 135
Plan policies cited: Policy DBE3, Policy DBE6, Policy SP1, Policy SP6, Policy LB5
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.