Little Smezzel Farm Mansell Lane, Selsted, DOVER, CT15 7HW

described on the application form as ‘erection of detached single storey annexe to serve Little Smezzel Farm

Authority: Folkestone and Hythe 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 development on the character and appearance of the area, including on the Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
whether the development constitutes an ancillary residential annexe or whether it is tantamount to a new dwelling

What decided it

The annexe's visual subservience to the main dwelling, appropriate design assimilation with surrounding buildings, and functional dependency through shared access and siting within the farmyard, combined with the imposition of a condition restricting ancillary use, satisfied the requirements of Policy HB9 and justified allowing the appeal.

Framework references: 176

Plan policies cited: Policy HB1, Policy HB8, Policy HB9, Policy NE3

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