®Planning appeal decision
Land at Archers Low Farm, Sandown Road, Sandwich, Kent, CT13 9PA
for the erection of 44 no. dwellings with associated access, parking, open space, landscaping, drainage and infrastructure.(Amended plans and details)
- Authority
- Dover District Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Price J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, with particular regard to the loss of trees
What decided it
The substantial harm to the character and appearance of the area from the loss of trees and the resulting visual impact on this sensitive wooded gateway to Sandwich outweighed the scheme's benefits.
the substantial harm to character and appearance from tree loss significantly and demonstrably outweighed the quite significant social and economic benefits, so the proposal did not gain the presumption in favour of sustainable development under the tilted balance
Framework references: 11, 20, 48, 130, 174
Plan policies cited: CS Policy DM 1, CS Policy DM 5, CS Policy DM 15, CS Policy DM 16, Policy SAP22
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.