®Planning appeal decision
Land East Of Field House, Down Barton Road, St Nicholas At Wade, Kent , CT7 0PY
a terrace of four 2 bedroom cottages
- Authority
- Thanet District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Smith D
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed dwellings on the character and appearance of the surrounding area
- The effect on the integrity of the Thanet Coast and Sandwich Bay Special Protection Area
- The effect on highway safety along Down Barton Road
What decided it
The adverse effect on the integrity of the Thanet Coast and Sandwich Bay Special Protection Area, which cannot be mitigated due to the absence of a completed planning obligation and which engages the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations to preclude the proposal.
The benefits of housing delivery in an area with poor supply (3.18 years) and under-delivery against targets were outweighed by the unacceptable impacts on highway safety, limited harm to character and appearance, and the decisive adverse effect on the integrity of a protected habitats site which engaged the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations.
Framework references: 11, 14
Plan policies cited: Policy SP26, Policy SP24, Policy QD02, Policy SP29, Policy HO1, Policy HO16, Policy TP06
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.