Land North East of The Low House, Forstal Road, Egerton Forstal, Kent, TN27 9EL

Planning appeal 3273050 at Land North East of The Low House, Forstal Road, Egerton Forstal, Kent, TN27 9EL (Ashford Borough Council) was dismissed on 22 December 2021 by Inspector Glassar S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use and amount of development.

for planning in principle for an entry level exception scheme in accordance with Paragraph 72 National Planning Policy Framework 2021 comprising the erection of up to 9 entry level (discounted market sales) dwellings

Authority: Ashford Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Glassar S
Postcode: TN27 9EL

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use and amount of development

What decided it

The site's location within a crucial gap that prevents coalescence of the settlement and a separate group of dwellings means that any development would cause significant harm to rural character and appearance that cannot be justified by the entry-level housing benefit.

The benefit of providing entry-level housing for which there is an implicit need was outweighed by the substantial harm to the character and appearance of the location arising from the extension of the built-up edge into a crucial gap in the settlement pattern.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy HOU3aPolicy HOU5Policy ENV3a
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 72Paragraph 11Paragraph 130

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