The Lodge, Sacketts Hill, Broadstairs, Kent, CT10 2QS

Planning appeal 3369010 at The Lodge, Sacketts Hill, Broadstairs, Kent, CT10 2QS (Thanet District Council) was dismissed on 27 November 2025 by Inspector Wright A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the Green Wedge and the character and appearance of the area.

the erection of 13no two storey residential dwellings, comprising of 8no 4-bed and 5no 3-bed, together with associated access, landscaping and parking

Authority: Thanet District Council
Appeal type: major · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Major dwellings
Inspector: Wright A
Postcode: CT10 2QS

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of the proposal on the Green Wedge and the character and appearance of the area
whether the proposal would achieve a satisfactory mix of dwellings

What decided it

The substantial harm to the Green Wedge and character and appearance of the area, combined with the failure to provide an appropriate mix of dwelling sizes, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the modest housing supply benefit in circumstances where paragraph 11(d) of the Framework was engaged.

The modest housing benefit of 13 dwellings and limited economic and ecological benefits were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the substantial harm to the Green Wedge and character and appearance of the area and the failure to achieve a satisfactory mix of dwellings, resulting in dismissal despite the Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy SP25Policy SP26Policy SP24Policy SP22Policy BSP1Policy BSP9Policy BSP2
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11

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