A seafront property in Seaview will get a new 2-storey boathouse and garage with roof-mounted solar panels despite the Nettlestone and Seaview parish council previously opposing the plans, saying it will cause ‘unacceptable over development, excessive bulk and inappropriate massing’.
Planners have given the go-ahead to Mr R. Simpson’s proposed structure, landscaping and parking area at Fairylee on Bluett Avenue after local councillors criticised the scheme.
County Hall said the development would not impact in terms of overlooking, privacy and light loss, overshadowing or over-dominance.
A decision report says:
“This application relates directly to two previously approved applications whereby both approved schemes incorporated a boathouse sited within the southeast of the plot.
“Given this, the principle of a boathouse within this location has already been established and therefore substantial weight has been afforded to the size, scale, design and siting of the boathouse within the two previously approved schemes.
“The proposal is considered to be a minor development in relation to flood risk and would be unlikely to significantly alter or increase local flood risk.”
9 conditions are included in the council’s permission, in the interests of visual amenity, neighbouring properties’ privacy and local amenities, protecting the character and appearance of the area, environmental protection and mitigation as well as legal and planning policy compliance.
Nettlestone and Seaview Parish Council previously objected on the grounds of ‘unacceptable over development, excessive bulk and inappropriate massing’.
Its letter to County Hall said:
“Despite previous objections raised by the council regarding earlier iterations, the applicant has failed to address these fundamental concerns.
“Rather than scaling back the proposal to harmonise with the site’s context, the applicant has apparently increased its overall scale and footprint, exacerbating the visual impact.
“Furthermore, the proposed development would severely impair important sightlines and visual links between buildings toward the sea.”
