Planning appeal decision
Woodland Forestry (Adisham) Ltd, Woodlands Farm Woodlands Road, Adisham, Canterbury, CT3 3LG
Planning appeal 3313648 at Woodland Forestry (Adisham) Ltd, Woodlands Farm Woodlands Road, Adisham, Canterbury, CT3 3LG (Canterbury City Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 2 October 2024 by Inspector Douglas L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the building and the shipping container on the character and appearance of the land, with particular regard to the Kent Downs National Landscape.
Without planning permission the erection of a building including the connection to utilities, the siting of a post-box and the stationing of a shipping container and building materials on agricultural land in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
- Authority
- Canterbury City Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Douglas L
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the building and the shipping container on the character and appearance of the land, with particular regard to the Kent Downs National Landscape
- The effect of the building and the shipping container on biodiversity
What decided it
The building and shipping container cause unacceptable harm to the character and appearance of the National Landscape as intrusive, uncharacteristic development in a remote countryside setting, with no demonstrated economic need or reliance on the structures for land management purposes.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DBE3Policy LB1Policy LB4Policy LB8Policy EMP13
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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