Woodland Forestry (Adisham) Ltd, Woodlands Farm Woodlands Road, Adisham, CANTERBURY, CT3 3LG

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.

Plan policies cited: Policy DBE3, Policy LB1, Policy LB4, Policy LB8, Policy EMP13

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