®Planning appeal decision
Land at Willow Road, Whitstable, Kent, CT5 3DW
the erection of 1 no. dwelling with access from Royal Avenue, and associated landscaping and infrastructure
- Authority
- Canterbury City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Francis L
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the site is a suitable location for the proposed dwelling having regard to the Council's strategy for the location of development
- the effect of the proposed dwelling on the character and appearance of the area, including the protected woodland
- the effect of the appeal proposal on ecology including ancient woodland
- the effect of the appeal proposal on the integrity of the European protected sites
What decided it
The significant harm to the character and appearance of the wooded, rural area caused by the prominent siting of a suburban-form dwelling would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the limited benefits of delivering a single additional dwelling when assessed against the Framework taken as a whole.
The significant harm to character and appearance and the conflict with the location strategy, when weighed against the limited benefits of a single dwelling and modest economic and biodiversity gains, significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits when assessed against the Framework taken as a whole, notwithstanding the Council's failure to demonstrate a 5-year housing land supply.
Framework references: 11, 193c, 232
Plan policies cited: Policy SP4, Policy HD4, Policy SP1, Policy DBE3, Policy LB10, Policy LB5, Policy LB9, Policy HE13, Policy SP6
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.