Planning appeal decision
Greenacres Farm Fishery, Sissinghurst Road, Biddenden, Kent, TN27 8EH
Planning appeal 3266911 at Greenacres Farm Fishery, Sissinghurst Road, Biddenden, Kent, TN27 8EH (Ashford Borough Council) was allowed on 8 September 2022 by Inspector Sabu R, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers with regard to noise and light.
Erection of new bailiff's cabin and siting of 4 holiday-lets on site
- Authority
- Ashford Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- leisure-sport · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Sabu R
- Postcode
- TN27 8EH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers with regard to noise and light
What decided it
The limited scale and location of the cabin and holiday lets, together with mitigating conditions (management plan, materials, lighting), meant no undue harm to neighbours' living conditions from noise and light would result.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy HOU5Policy EMP11
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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