®Planning appeal decision
Former Piggery, Horn Street, Hythe, Kent, CT21 5SN
a self-build development of five detached houses, together with vehicular access, parking and landscaping
- Authority
- Folkestone and Hythe District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Price A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the site is a suitable location for housing having particular regard to the accessibility of services and facilities
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the countryside
- the effect of the proposed development on protected species
What decided it
The combination of the site's unsustainable location requiring reliance on private vehicles, the harmful urbanising effect on the rural character and countryside, and insufficient evidence to avoid harm to protected species, together with conflict with the development plan, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the limited benefits of the proposal.
Framework references: 80, 104, 105, 174
Plan policies cited: SS1, SS3, CSD3, HB1, HB2, C1, NE3, NE2
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.