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Allowed30 November 20223302116

Townland Close, Biddenden, Kent, TN27 8AR

Planning appeal 3302116 at Townland Close, Biddenden, Kent, TN27 8AR (Ashford Borough Council) was allowed on 30 November 2022 by Inspector Bowyer J, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether or not the development would be in a suitable location having regard to the scale of the development and the overall spatial strategy for the area.

up to 50 dwellings (including 40% affordable housing), community orchard and allotments, informal public open space, sustainable drainage system, vehicular access point and associated ancillary works

Authority
Ashford Borough Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Bowyer J

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether or not the development would be in a suitable location having regard to the scale of the development and the overall spatial strategy for the area
  • the effect of the proposal on the landscape and character and appearance of the area
  • the effect of the proposal on the setting and significance of heritage assets
  • the effect of the proposal on trees

What decided it

The Council's inability to demonstrate a five year housing land supply engaged the paragraph 11(d) tilted balance, and the identified landscape and heritage harms were found not to significantly and demonstrably outweigh the substantial housing and other benefits of the scheme.

The moderate landscape harm and less than substantial heritage harm (to which great weight was given) were clearly outweighed by the combined public benefits, including very significant weight to the housing land supply contribution and significant weight to affordable housing, such that the adverse impacts did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits when assessed against the Framework as a whole.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
SP1SP2SP6HOU5ENV3aENV5ENV13ENV14COM2
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 56Paragraph 174Paragraph 202

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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