®Planning appeal decision
Land Rear of Barnstormers, Stone Street, Sandwhich, TN25 6DF
Planning appeal 3292726 at Land Rear of Barnstormers, Stone Street, Sandwhich, TN25 6DF (Folkestone and Hythe District Council) was dismissed on 31 August 2023 by Inspector Davies G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on the spatial strategy for the location of new development and effect on the countryside.
the erection of four dwellings, together with access, parking and landscaping
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Davies G
- Postcode
- TN25 6DF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development on the spatial strategy for the location of new development and effect on the countryside
- The effect of the development on the Stodmarsh designated nature conservation sites
- The effect of the development on the setting of the grade II* listed Stanford Windmill
- Highway safety
What decided it
The likely significant adverse effect on the Stodmarsh designated nature conservation sites, which could not be ruled out in the absence of mitigation, outweighed the benefits of four additional dwellings and modest economic gains.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SS1Policy SS3Policy HB1Policy HB10Policy NE2Policy HE1Policy T2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 110Paragraph 111Paragraph 180
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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