®Planning appeal decision
Land north east of The Low House, Forstal Road, Egerton Forstal, Kent, TN27 9EL
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
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.
Framework references: 72, 11, 130
Plan policies cited: Policy HOU3a, Policy HOU5, Policy ENV3a
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.