Scragged Oak Farm Scragged Oak Road, Detling, MAIDSTONE, ME14 3HJ

the demolition of existing buildings within the site and construction of two residential dwellings with associated access, parking, drainage and landscaping

Authority: Maidstone Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Other minor developments
Inspector: Glassar S

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, with particular regard to the Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB)

What decided it

The substantial harm to the character and appearance of the AONB caused by the incursion of large built form into this countryside location outweighed any benefits from removing the existing buildings, and the protective policies for AONBs under paragraph 11(d) of the Framework provided a clear reason for refusal.

The benefits of removing the existing buildings were outweighed by the harm caused by the proposed dwellings to the character and appearance of the area and the AONB

Framework references: 176, 11

Plan policies cited: Policy SP17, Policy DM1, Policy DM30, Policy SD2, Policy SD9

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