The Paddocks, Highstreet Road, Hernhill, Kent, CT5 3AH

Planning appeal 3289840 at The Paddocks, Highstreet Road, Hernhill, Kent, CT5 3AH (Canterbury City Council) was dismissed on 11 January 2023 by Inspector Smith H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.

erection of dwelling

Authority: Canterbury City Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Smith H
Postcode: CT5 3AH

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The siting, scale and mass of the proposed dwelling would be out of keeping with the prevailing linear pattern of existing development and would create an incongruous and visually intrusive form of backland development that would unacceptably detract from the semi-rural character of the area.

Although the proposal would provide some limited benefits including a contribution to housing supply, self-build provision, and economic benefits, these would attract only limited weight and would not outweigh the significant harm to character and appearance; even if a shortfall in five-year housing land supply were established, the harm would be so significant that the adverse impacts would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy DBE3 of the Canterbury District Local Plan (2017)
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 62

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