The Orchards, Collingwood Rd, Kits Coty Estate, Aylesford, Kent, ME20 7ER

to erect a three-bedroom chalet bungalow with associated landscaping and parking. To replace the three original chalets. Also as previously discussed with planning: The removal of one mobile home

Authority: Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Sylvester G

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area, with particular regard to the site being located within the Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB)

What decided it

The scale, bulk and massing of the proposed dwelling would harm the landscape and scenic beauty of the AONB, to which great weight must be given in accordance with paragraph 176 of the Framework, and this harm outweighs the limited benefits of the proposal.

The harm to the AONB outweighs the limited economic and environmental benefits of the proposed development

Framework references: 176, 11

Plan policies cited: Policy CP7, Policy CP24, Policy SQ1

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