®Planning appeal decision
Land adjoining The Cottage, Canterbury Road, Selsted, Kent, CT15 7HJ
the change of use of land to use as a residential caravan site for 4 gypsy families, each with two caravans, including no more than one static caravan/mobile home together with Laying of hard standing, erection of 4 No amenity buildings, improvement of access and direction of fencing
- Authority
- Folkestone and Hythe District Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- caravan-gypsy · Change of use
- Inspector
- Orr H
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The location of the development
- The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the KDAONB and on highway safety
- The effect of the development on biodiversity, habitats and the Stodmarsh SPA
- Whether any harm arising from the above matters is outweighed by any other material considerations
What decided it
The significant and unacceptable harm to the character and appearance of the Kent Downs AONB outweighed the moderate and limited weight benefits put forward by the appellant.
The moderate weight attached to personal circumstances, the best interests of the children and lack of alternative sites, together with limited weight given to other social/economic benefits, were outweighed by the significant harm to the KDAONB and conflict with development plan policies.
Framework references: 176
Plan policies cited: Policy SS1, Policy SS3, Policy NE3, Policy HB14
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.