Orlestone Rise, Ruckinge Road, Hamstreet, ASHFORD, TN26 2NW

construction of single detached dwelling with associated parking and amenity space

Authority: Ashford Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Catcheside E

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether or not the proposed development would conserve and enhance biodiversity
The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the surrounding area, with particular regard to the landscape buffer to the open countryside

What decided it

The failure to conserve and enhance biodiversity, which would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the modest benefits of providing a single dwelling in circumstances of housing land supply shortfall.

The adverse impact arising from the effect on biodiversity would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of the development when assessed against the policies of the Framework, when taken as a whole

Framework references: 11, 119

Plan policies cited: SP1, SP6, ENV1, ENV3a, HOU5, HOU10, TRA3a

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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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