®Planning appeal decision
Little Shatterling Farm, Roman Road, Shatterling, Kent, CT3 1JR
provision of a pair of semi-detached dwellings
- Authority
- Dover District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Smith D
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed dwellings would be in a suitable location having regard to local policies regarding settlements and managing travel demand and their effect on the character and appearance of the surrounding area
What decided it
The proposal's location outside settlement confines and its reliance on car travel, combined with an adequate housing land supply, meant the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweighed the modest benefits.
The adverse impacts of granting permission, including undermining the spatial strategy and failing to promote sustainable transport, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the modest benefits of adding to housing supply in a rural area, particularly given the healthy overall housing land supply position.
Framework references: 11, 48, 120
Plan policies cited: Policy CP1, Policy DM1, Policy DM11, Policy DM15, Draft Policy SP4
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