®Planning appeal decision
Existing dwelling adjacent to 'The Springs', Coast Drive, St Marys Bay, TN29 0HN
for a change of use of Winifred House from Class C2 to a Class C3 (dwelling house) and the provision of a vehicular access and hardstanding
- Authority
- Folkestone and Hythe District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Jolly J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the loss of a Class C2 Care Home has been justified
What decided it
The appellant failed to provide substantiated evidence that the Class C2 care home use was not financially viable, and the marketing of the building was inadequate, so the loss of the care home use could not be justified despite the tilted balance applying due to lack of five-year housing land supply.
Although the Council cannot demonstrate a five-year housing land supply and the tilted balance applies, the limited economic, environmental and social benefits of a single dwelling do not outweigh the unjustified loss of a Class C2 care home use, and the appeal is dismissed
Framework references: 11, 73, 89
Plan policies cited: Policy HB1, Policy HB11
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