Planning appeal decision
Copper Beech Farm Lymbridge Green, Stowting Common, Ashford, TN25 6BJ
Planning appeal 3285119 at Copper Beech Farm Lymbridge Green, Stowting Common, Ashford, TN25 6BJ (Folkestone and Hythe District Council) was dismissed on 19 December 2022 by Inspector Davies N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal is an appropriate location for tourism accommodation.
use of existing incidental annex building to allow occasional use by visiting tourists
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Minor retail and services
- Inspector
- Davies N
- Postcode
- TN25 6BJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal is an appropriate location for tourism accommodation
- Whether the internal living standards would be acceptable for future users
What decided it
The proposal conflicts with the development plan by locating tourism accommodation in a rural area outside settlement boundaries contrary to Policies CSD3 and E3, and provides internal living standards substantially below Policy HB3 requirements.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CSD3Policy E3Policy HB3Policy E7
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 84Paragraph 85
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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