®Planning appeal decision
Hill Foxes Ravensdane Wood, Charing, Ashford, TN27 0NJ
Planning appeal 3310283 at Hill Foxes Ravensdane Wood, Charing, Ashford, TN27 0NJ (Ashford Borough Council) was dismissed on 4 October 2023 by Inspector Hall C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed development would be in a suitable location and with regard to access to services and facilities.
Demolition of dilapidated flat roof concrete barn and unused garage; construction of new part one storey, part two storey 4 bedroom dwelling to same footprint of barn and garage with SIP Panel construction clad with timber cladding; new vehicular access from road; land divided into two plots; removal of couple of trees for new patio area; new trees and bushes planted along new dividing boundary and road boundary; isolation and diversion of existing cess pit; new cess pit installed for Hill Foxes.
- Authority
- Ashford Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Hall C
- Postcode
- TN27 0NJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development would be in a suitable location and with regard to access to services and facilities
What decided it
The unsuitable location of the proposed development in a rural area with poor accessibility to services and facilities by sustainable transport modes, combined with the failure to demonstrate exceptional design quality under NPPF paragraph 80, and the exclusion of the AONB site from the tilted balance provisions.
The limited economic and social benefits of the development did not outweigh the harm arising from its location in an unsustainable rural area with poor access to services and facilities by sustainable transport.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SP1Policy SP2Policy HOU5
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 79Paragraph 80Paragraph 11
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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