Planning appeal decision
1 Monument Terrace Ruckinge Road, Bilsington, Ashford, TN25 7JX
Planning appeal 3297008 at 1 Monument Terrace Ruckinge Road, Bilsington, Ashford, TN25 7JX (Ashford Borough Council) was dismissed on 14 October 2022 by Inspector Pattison B, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the development is in a suitable location for housing, having regard to the local development strategy for the area.
a retrospective application to regularise the installation of a static mobile home on the site
- Authority
- Ashford Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Pattison B
- Postcode
- TN25 7JX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the development is in a suitable location for housing, having regard to the local development strategy for the area
- The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The development conflicts with the spatial strategy of the Local Plan by introducing residential use in the open countryside outside any settlement boundary where it does not meet any of the policy exceptions, and it harms the character and appearance of the rural area.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy HOU5Policy SP1Policy ENV3a
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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