®Planning appeal decision
Holmwood, Bonnington, Ashford, Kent, TN25 7AZ
Planning appeal 3287798 at Holmwood, Bonnington, Ashford, Kent, TN25 7AZ (Ashford Borough Council) was dismissed on 11 October 2022 by Inspector Grierson E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed development would be in an appropriate location for new housing with regard to the local development strategy and accessibility to services and facilities.
A new dwelling
- Authority
- Ashford Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Grierson E
- Postcode
- TN25 7AZ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development would be in an appropriate location for new housing with regard to the local development strategy and accessibility to services and facilities
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area
- the effect of the proposed development on biodiversity
What decided it
The substantial harm to character and appearance, the unsustainable location requiring car dependency, and the unresolved biodiversity concerns collectively outweighed the limited housing benefits, particularly given the conflicts with development plan policies that are generally consistent with the Framework.
The substantial weight given to conflicts with development plan policies and the significant harm to character, appearance and biodiversity outweighed the limited benefits of one dwelling to housing supply and economic/environmental gains, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SP1Policy SP6Policy HOU5Policy ENV1Policy ENV5
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 60Paragraph 69Paragraph 79Paragraph 80Paragraph 105
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.