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Dismissed2 December 20213256388

Land off Norman Road and Romney Marsh Road, Ashford, TN24 0SD

Planning appeal 3256388 at Land off Norman Road and Romney Marsh Road, Ashford, TN24 0SD (Ashford Borough Council) was dismissed on 2 December 2021 by Inspector Ware P, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the Ashford Green Corridor in policy terms.

Development of 234 flatted units, in six blocks, new vehicular and pedestrian access, internal estate road, footpaths and car parking, earthworks, creation of a new section of active floodplain and floodplain compensation, sustainable drainage systems, open space and hard and soft landscaping

Authority
Ashford Borough Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Ware P
Postcode
TN24 0SD

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposal on the Ashford Green Corridor in policy terms.
  • The effect of the proposal on the Ashford Green Corridor in visual terms.
  • The effect of the proposal on the Ashford Green Corridor in wildlife terms.

What decided it

The significant harm to the Ashford Green Corridor in policy and visual terms outweighed the benefits of the scheme, even applying the tilted balance.

Significant benefits including market and affordable housing, flood storage and social/economic gains were outweighed by the harm to the Green Corridor's policy and visual functions, even under the tilted balance.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SP1Policy ENV2Policy HOU3aPolicy HOU1

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