®Planning appeal decision
Land Adjoining 1 Railway Cottages, Duck Street, Elham, Kent, CT4 6TP
for an outline application for the erection of three detached dwellings together with details of layout and access, improvements to the existing access with a short realignment of Duck Street
- Authority
- Folkestone and Hythe District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Jolly J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the surrounding area, including the Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) with respect to planning policy and national policy
- whether the proposal is in a suitable location for residential development
What decided it
The proposal would harm the character and appearance of the AONB through the introduction of extensive hard-surfacing and formalised access in a rural location where development is limited, and the site is not in a suitable location due to limited local services and inevitable dependency on private motor vehicles.
Framework references: 176
Plan policies cited: PPLP, Core Strategy 2020 Policy SS1, Core Strategy 2020 Policy SS3, Shepway Core Strategy 2013 Policy SS1, Shepway Core Strategy 2013 Policy SS3, Shepway Core Strategy 2013 Policy CSD3, Core Strategy Review 2020 Policy SS1, Core Strategy Review 2020 Policy SS3, Core Strategy Review 2020 Policy CSD3
Judgments cited: Braintree District Council v SSCLG & Ors (2017) EWHC 2743
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