®Planning appeal decision
Land to the rear of the Wingham Barn, The Old Fairground, Wingham, CANTERBURY, CT3 1BU
the erection of a detached two-storey dwelling
- Authority
- Dover District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Price A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- whether the proposed development would comply with local and national planning policy, which seek to steer new development away from the areas at the highest risk of flooding
What decided it
The proposed development failed to satisfy the sequential test for flood risk and would cause significant harm to the character and appearance of the countryside, with the limited benefits not outweighing the substantial harm.
the limited public benefits of providing one additional dwelling and economic benefits would not outweigh the substantial and enduring harm to the character and appearance of the countryside and the failure to satisfy the sequential test for flood risk
Framework references: 11, 159, 162, 174
Plan policies cited: Policy DM1, Policy DM15
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