Planning appeal decision
Land at 4 and 5 Worsenden, Sissinghurst Road, Biddenden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8EH
Planning appeal 3298542 at Land at 4 and 5 Worsenden, Sissinghurst Road, Biddenden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8EH (Ashford Borough Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 17 July 2024 by Inspector Steen A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area.
Detached single garage with pitched roof, brick lower elevations and dark-painted timber upper cladding
- Authority
- Ashford Borough Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Steen A
- Postcode
- TN27 8EH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The garage's prominent location in front of the crescent of dwellings visually interrupts the attractive, consistent and balanced configuration of the area and undermines its open character.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- CS1CS9TRS17
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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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
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