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Allowed3 November 20223289039

Land off Front Road, Woodchurch, Kent, TN26 3SA

Planning appeal 3289039 at Land off Front Road, Woodchurch, Kent, TN26 3SA (Ashford Borough Council) was allowed on 3 November 2022 by Inspector Miles H, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.

the erection of up to 40 dwellings (including affordable housing), structural planting and landscaping, informal public open space and children’s play area, surface water flood mitigation, vehicular access point and associated ancillary works

Authority
Ashford Borough Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Miles H
Postcode
TN26 3SA

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.
  • Whether the site would be a suitable location for housing with particular regard to the spatial strategy and its scale.

What decided it

The tilted balance under paragraph 11(d) of the Framework, whereby the considerable benefits of the housing scheme outweighed the moderate adverse impacts on character and appearance.

The moderate adverse impacts on character and appearance, including minimal heritage harm, did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the considerable benefits of the scheme (including housing delivery, affordable housing and self-build provision), so the presumption in favour of sustainable development applied.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy S40Policy HOU5Policy SP1Policy SP2Policy SP6Policy ENV3aPolicy HOU1Policy HOU6
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 202

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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