®Planning appeal decision
Former Piggery, Horn Street, Hythe, Kent, CT21 5SN
Planning appeal 3310055 at Former Piggery, Horn Street, Hythe, Kent, CT21 5SN (Folkestone and Hythe District Council) was dismissed on 4 October 2023 by Inspector Price A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the site is a suitable location for housing having particular regard to the accessibility of services and facilities.
a self-build development of five detached houses, together with vehicular access, parking and landscaping
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Price A
- Postcode
- CT21 5SN
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.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- SS1SS3CSD3HB1HB2C1NE3NE2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 80Paragraph 104Paragraph 105Paragraph 174
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision 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.