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Allowed30 May 20233296518

Coldharbour Farm, Stone, Tenterden, TN30 7JX

Planning appeal 3296518 at Coldharbour Farm, Stone, Tenterden, TN30 7JX (Ashford Borough Council) was allowed on 30 May 2023 by Inspector Shearing C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development proposed on the character and appearance of the area, including the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).

provision of a mixed agricultural and tourism office, together with a single holiday let accommodation above to Barn B

Authority
Ashford Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
leisure-sport · Minor general industry/storage/warehousing
Inspector
Shearing C
Postcode
TN30 7JX

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the development proposed on the character and appearance of the area, including the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB)

What decided it

The fallback position of the 2011 permission for Barn B, combined with the finding that the additional residential features would not cause visual harm and would sit comfortably within the character of the existing mixed-use cluster of development, was decisive in allowing the appeal.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy ENV3bPolicy EMP11
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 176Paragraph 84

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