Planning appeal decision
Land East of Rusham Road and South of Nash Road, Shatterling, Kent, CT3 1EQ
Planning appeal 3304060 at Land East of Rusham Road and South of Nash Road, Shatterling, Kent, CT3 1EQ (Dover District Council) was dismissed on 2 August 2023 by Inspector Pattison B, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect that varying the conditions would have on the rural character and appearance of the area.
the temporary change of use of agricultural land to storage of timber (retrospective) without complying with conditions attached to planning permission Ref 21/00061, dated 1st March 2022
- Authority
- Dover District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Minor general industry/storage/warehousing
- Inspector
- Pattison B
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect that varying the conditions would have on the rural character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The harmful visual impact of the timber storage on the rural character and appearance of the countryside, combined with the lack of compelling evidence for alternative sites, outweighed the appellant's arguments for extending the temporary permission.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM15Policy DM16
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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