®Planning appeal decision
Land to the east of Dargate Road, Dargate Road, Fox's Cross Hill, Yorkletts, Kent, CT5 3AH
the erection of one detached dwellinghouse and a semi -detached pair of dwellinghouses, along with associated gardens, access, parking spaces and landscaping
- Authority
- Canterbury City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Courtney T
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the location of the proposed development would be suitable for new housing, having regard to the Council's spatial strategy and accessibility to services and facilities
- the effect of the development on the Thanet Coast and Sandwich Bay Special Protection Area (SPA) and the Thames, Medway & Swale SPA
What decided it
The proposal's location in an unsustainable settlement outside the defined settlement boundary, with poor accessibility to services and facilities by non-car modes and harmful effects on the semi-rural character of the area, significantly and demonstrably outweighs the modest benefit of three additional dwellings.
The modest contribution to housing supply and limited economic benefits were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the significant harm from introducing development in an unsustainable location, conflict with the Council's spatial strategy, and harm to rural character and appearance.
Framework references: 11, 73, 83, 110, 111, 135, 187
Plan policies cited: Policy SP1, Policy SP4, Policy HD4, Policy DBE3, 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.