Shepway Lympne Hill, Lympne, HYTHE, CT21 4NX

described a 4 bedroom (plus ground floor study/5th bedroom) two storey part chalet style two storey house of 233m2 with basement of 35m2

Authority: Folkestone and Hythe District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Praine N

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposed development would provide a suitable location for housing, having regard to the accessibility of services and facilities
Whether the proposed development would conserve, protect or enhance the natural beauty of the landscape and scenic beauty of the Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB), the Kent Downs Special Landscape Area (SLA) and the countryside

What decided it

The proposed development fails to provide a suitable location for housing due to poor accessibility to services and facilities, and would cause unacceptable harm to the landscape and scenic beauty of the AONB and SLA.

Framework references: 176

Plan policies cited: Policy DSD, Policy SS1, Policy SS3, Policy CSD3, Policy CSD4, Policy ND1, Policy ND2, Policy ND3, Policy ND4, Policy ND7, Policy ND8, Policy ND9, Policy ND10

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