Bourkes Place, Egerton Road, Charing Heath, Ashford, Kent, TN27 0AX

Planning appeal 3264731 at Bourkes Place, Egerton Road, Charing Heath, Ashford, Kent, TN27 0AX (Ashford Borough Council) was dismissed on 9 July 2021 by Inspector MacLeod R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether there is adequate justification for a rural worker's accommodation on site.

part retrospective change of use of land to a mixed use - equestrian use for rescue and training of horses/small animals with associated operational development comprising of 6-bed stable block, tack room, hay loft and stationing of a mobile home as on site management/security residential accommodation

Authority: Ashford Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: agricultural · Change of use
Inspector: MacLeod R
Postcode: TN27 0AX

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether there is adequate justification for a rural worker's accommodation on site
the effect of the proposal on the rural landscape character and appearance of the area
the effect of the proposal on highway safety
the impact of the proposal on neighbouring occupiers in relation to noise and disturbance
the impact of the proposal on water quality and the Stodmarsh designated habitat site

What decided it

The proposal provided insufficient information to justify the essential need for permanent on-site residential accommodation and failed to address impacts on the Stodmarsh designated habitat site through an Appropriate Assessment.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy HOU5Policy EMP5Policy ENV3a
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 79Paragraph 109Paragraph 175

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