®Planning appeal decision
Scragged Oak Farm, Scragged Oak Lane, Hucking, Kent, ME17 1QU
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
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.
Framework references: 8, 11, 80, 130, 174, 176
Plan policies cited: Policy SS1, Policy SP17, Policy DM1, Policy DM5, Policy DM30, Policy DM31, Kent Downs AONB Management Plan 2014-2019 Policy SD1, Kent Downs AONB Management Plan 2014-2019 Policy SD2, Kent Downs AONB Management Plan 2014-2019 Policy SD9
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.