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Allowed30 September 20223297749

Park Field, New Road Hill, Bonnington, Kent, TN25 7AY

Planning appeal 3297749 at Park Field, New Road Hill, Bonnington, Kent, TN25 7AY (Ashford Borough Council) was allowed on 30 September 2022 by Inspector Bowyer J, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether or not there is an essential need for the development proposed on the site, including with regard to: (i) whether or not it is necessary for a rural worker to live on the site, and (ii) whether or not there is a realistic prospect of the enterprise becoming viable and sustainable.

change of use of land for the siting of mobile home for use as an agricultural workers dwelling; formation of a vehicular access; erection of agricultural building and ancillary development

Authority
Ashford Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
agricultural · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Bowyer J
Postcode
TN25 7BA

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether or not there is an essential need for the development proposed on the site, including with regard to: (i) whether or not it is necessary for a rural worker to live on the site, and (ii) whether or not there is a realistic prospect of the enterprise becoming viable and sustainable
  • the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the landscape

What decided it

The Inspector's finding that there was an essential need for a rural worker to live on the site to manage the proposed livestock enterprise, coupled with no harm to landscape character.

The very limited benefits of housing supply and business support were not outweighed by any significant adverse impacts, and as the proposal accorded with the development plan as a whole, permission was granted.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
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National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 111

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