®Planning appeal decision
Land off Front Road, Woodchurch, Kent, TN26 3SA
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
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.
Framework references: 11, 202
Plan policies cited: Policy S40, Policy HOU5, Policy SP1, Policy SP2, Policy SP6, Policy ENV3a, Policy HOU1, Policy HOU6
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.