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Dismissed13 September 20213265612

Land Adjacent to Gorseley Cottage, Pett Bottom Road, Canterbury, Kent, CT5 6EH

Planning appeal 3265612 at Land Adjacent to Gorseley Cottage, Pett Bottom Road, Canterbury, Kent, CT5 6EH (Canterbury City Council) was dismissed on 13 September 2021 by Inspector Callister V, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal is sustainable development in the countryside and the effect on its character and appearance, including that of the Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) and the North Downs Area of High Landscape Value (AHLV).

erection of three, single storey holiday lets with associated bike, log and refuse storage, landscaping, new access and parking

Authority
Canterbury City Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
leisure-sport · Other minor developments
Inspector
Callister V
Postcode
CT4 6EH

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposal is sustainable development in the countryside and the effect on its character and appearance, including that of the Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) and the North Downs Area of High Landscape Value (AHLV)

What decided it

The proposal's scale and residential terrace appearance would introduce an urbanising feature incongruous within its countryside setting, causing harmful effects to the landscape and scenic beauty of the AONB and AHLV that would not be outweighed by limited economic benefits.

The limited public benefit accruing from economic contribution to the local rural economy did not outweigh the harm to landscape character and the scenic beauty of the AONB and AHLV.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SP1Policy SP4Policy LB1Policy LB2Policy TV8Policy DBE3
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 80Paragraph 84Paragraph 174Paragraph 176

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