Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent to 2 Park Place, Margate, Kent, CT9 1LE
Planning appeal 3372341 at Land Adjacent to 2 Park Place, Margate, Kent, CT9 1LE (Thanet District Council) was allowed on 20 January 2026 by Inspector Young D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the replacement uPVC windows on the Margate Conservation Area (MCA) and the setting of St John the Baptist Church.
the erection of 1No. two storey 2-bed dwelling without complying with conditions attached to planning permission Ref F/TH/18/1421, dated 22 February 2019
- Authority
- Thanet District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Young D
- Postcode
- CT9 1LE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the replacement uPVC windows on the Margate Conservation Area (MCA) and the setting of St John the Baptist Church
What decided it
The predominance of uPVC windows in the immediate locality and the high quality and near-indistinguishability of the heritage uPVC windows installed mean the proposal preserves the character and appearance of the conservation area and the setting of the listed church.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy HE02Policy HE03
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 215
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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