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Allowed16 June 20223196788

Halfacres, Short Lane, Alkham, CT15 7BZ

Planning appeal 3196788 at Halfacres, Short Lane, Alkham, CT15 7BZ (Dover District Council) was allowed on 16 June 2022 by Inspector Chamberlain G, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would conserve and enhance the AONB.

To keep the positioning of mobile home, touring caravan, and erection of day room for permeant residence under my ‘Gypsy status’ and rights

Authority
Dover District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
caravan-gypsy · Minor traveller and caravan pitches
Inspector
Chamberlain G
Postcode
CT15 7BZ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the proposal would conserve and enhance the AONB

What decided it

The acute accommodation need of the appellant's family, the best interests of their two children, and equality considerations outweighed the modest harm to the AONB.

The modest harm to the AONB and limited weight against intentional unauthorised development were outweighed by the acute accommodation need, best interests of the children and equality implications, such that the proposal should be determined otherwise than in accordance with the development plan.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy DM1Policy DM11Policy DM7Policy DM15Policy DM16Policy LA1
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 62Paragraph 74

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