1 Rosedene, Ashford Road, Chartham, CANTERBURY, Kent, CT4 7HL

semi-detached two bedroom house

Authority: Canterbury City Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Small M

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the site is an appropriate location for housing, having regard to local and national policies and the accessibility of facilities and services
the effect of the proposal on the safe and convenient use of the highway

What decided it

The site's remote location in the countryside with poor accessibility to facilities and services, combined with unresolved highway safety concerns regarding visibility splays and turning provision, rendered the proposal contrary to the development plan with no material considerations to outweigh this conflict.

Plan policies cited: Policy SP1, Policy SP4, Policy HD4, Policy DBE3, Policy T9

Judgments cited: Bernard Wheatcroft Ltd v Secretary of State for the Environment [JPL 1982 P37]

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