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Dismissed21 August 20233294002

Smeeth Hill House, Hythe Road, Smeeth, Ashford, TN25 6ST

Planning appeal 3294002 at Smeeth Hill House, Hythe Road, Smeeth, Ashford, TN25 6ST (Ashford Borough Council) was dismissed on 21 August 2023 by Inspector Wilkinson F, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the site would represent a suitable location for the development having regard to the development strategy for the area.

Stationing of a static caravan (mobile home) for residential annexe use by the groundsman for a temporary period of 3 years and installation of septic tank (permanent), retrospective

Authority
Ashford Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor traveller and caravan pitches
Inspector
Wilkinson F
Postcode
TN25 6ST

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the site would represent a suitable location for the development having regard to the development strategy for the area
  • the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
  • the effect of the development on the Stodmarsh European Site

What decided it

The significant harm to character and appearance caused by the prominent static caravan in an otherwise open, green and rural setting, combined with the unsustainable location contrary to the development strategy and unresolved impacts on the Stodmarsh European Site, outweighed the limited housing and economic benefits.

The adverse impacts of the development, comprising locational unsuitability, significant harm to character and appearance, and unresolved European Site impacts, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the limited benefits from temporary housing provision and modest economic benefits.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SP1Policy SP2Policy HOU5Policy HOU9Policy ENV3aPolicy SP6Policy ENV1
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 80Paragraph 11
Judgments
Braintree DC v SSCLG, Greyread Ltd & Granville Developments Ltd [2018] EWCA Civ 610

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