Planning appeal decision
Willow Tree House Bromley Green Road, Ruckinge, Ashford, Kent, TN26 2EQ
Planning appeal 3316511 at Willow Tree House Bromley Green Road, Ruckinge, Ashford, Kent, TN26 2EQ (Ashford Borough Council) was dismissed on 13 December 2023 by Inspector Perrins N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal is capable of remaining ancillary to the host dwelling without condition 3 and specific reference to named occupiers.
Removal of condition 3 of planning permission 19/00565/AS (Erection of a detached annex (Retrospective))
- Authority
- Ashford Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Perrins N
- Postcode
- TN26 2EQ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal is capable of remaining ancillary to the host dwelling without condition 3 and specific reference to named occupiers
What decided it
The annex building is not capable of remaining ancillary to the host dwelling without condition 3, as it lacks clear functional or physical dependency due to its distance, separation, and facilities for independent living.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy HOU9(d)Policy HOU9
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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