®Planning appeal decision
The Hollies, Pluckley, ASHFORD, TN27 0ST
to demolish existing redundant buildings and to erect four dwellings with new access, porous hardstanding and associated infrastructure
- Authority
- Ashford Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Rennie S
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed dwellings are in an appropriate location having regard to its position outside of any settlement boundary
- the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
- highway safety
What decided it
The cumulative harm to location sustainability, character and appearance, and highway safety significantly and demonstrably outweighed the modest benefits of four dwellings.
The modest benefits of housing supply and economic benefits were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the harm to sustainability of location, character and appearance, and highway safety.
Plan policies cited: HOUS5, HOUS10, ENV3a, SP1, SP6, TRA7
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