Planning appeal decision
Land Adjoining 39 Victoria Road West, Littlestone, Kent, TN28 8ND
Planning appeal 3312303 at Land Adjoining 39 Victoria Road West, Littlestone, Kent, TN28 8ND (Folkestone and Hythe District Council) was allowed on 12 January 2024 by Inspector Shearing C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.
Outline application for up to 80 dwellings and access with matters or scale, layout, appearance and landscaping reserved for future consideration
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Shearing C
- Postcode
- TN28 8ND
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The proposal's respect for the distinctive linear roads of Littlestone and its acceptable visual impacts at the settlement edge, combined with compliance with development plan policies on character and appearance, outweighed concerns about differences in density, plot size and building orientation.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy HB1Policy HB2Policy C1Policy SS3Policy SS1Policy NE3
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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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.
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