Beech Farm Wood , Woodlands Raod, Adisham, CANTERBURY, CT3 3LG

Authority: Canterbury City Council
Appeal type: enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure: Hearing
Development: other · Other minor developments
Inspector: Douglas L

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the developments on the character and appearance of the area, with particular regard to an Area of High Landscape Value (AHLV) and the settings of the NL and the Woodlands Park (Adisham) Conservation Area (the CA)
The effect of the developments on biodiversity, with particular regard to ancient woodland

What decided it

The buildings' unauthorised departure from their approved prior approval details and the resulting harm to landscape character and irreplaceable ancient woodland habitat, unmitigated by any outweighing benefit, led to dismissal of the appeals.

the harm to the character and appearance of the AHLV and the loss/deterioration of irreplaceable ancient woodland habitat was not outweighed by the storage and welfare benefits claimed for woodland management, so the development conflicted with the development plan as a whole and no other considerations justified a decision otherwise than in accordance with it

Framework references: 186, 88, 180

Plan policies cited: Policy DBE3, Policy LB1, Policy LB2, Policy LB4, Policy LB8, Policy LB9, Policy LB10, Policy SP4

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

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