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Scragged Oak Farm, Scragged Oak Lane, Hucking, Kent, ME17 1QU
Planning appeal 3293789 at Scragged Oak Farm, Scragged Oak Lane, Hucking, Kent, ME17 1QU (Maidstone Borough Council) was dismissed on 29 December 2022 by Inspector Callister V, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal property is suitable for the development proposed, having regard to local and national policies concerned with the location of new development and the effect on the character and appearance of the local area.
conversion of an existing stable building to a self- contained single-storey three-bedroom dwelling with associated parking and amenity
- Authority
- Maidstone Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Callister V
- Postcode
- ME17 1QU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the appeal property is suitable for the development proposed, having regard to local and national policies concerned with the location of new development and the effect on the character and appearance of the local area
What decided it
The proposal would result in an isolated residential development in the countryside that would be harmful to the character and appearance of the local area and the landscape and scenic beauty of the AONB, contrary to Policies SS1 and SP17 of the MBLP and paragraphs 80, 174 and 176 of the Framework.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SS1Policy SP17Policy DM1Policy DM5Policy DM30Policy DM31Kent Downs AONB Management Plan 2014-2019 Policy SD1Kent Downs AONB Management Plan 2014-2019 Policy SD2Kent Downs AONB Management Plan 2014-2019 Policy SD9
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 8Paragraph 11Paragraph 80Paragraph 130Paragraph 174Paragraph 176
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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