Meadow Cottage, Church Lane, Ashford, Kent, TN26 1LY

Planning appeal 3322963 at Meadow Cottage, Church Lane, Ashford, Kent, TN26 1LY (Ashford Borough Council) was dismissed on 10 April 2024 by Inspector Glassar S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether or not the proposed development would accord with local and national policies regarding the location of housing.

the replacement of the existing commercial kennels with 1no dwelling including parking and landscaping

Authority: Ashford Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Glassar S
Postcode: TN26 1LY

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether or not the proposed development would accord with local and national policies regarding the location of housing

What decided it

The proposal's location in an unsustainable position outside any settlement, where future occupants would be highly dependent on car use for day-to-day activities, conflicts with both local policy HOU5 and the Framework's support for sustainable development patterns, and this harm outweighs the housing supply benefits even under the tilted balance.

The housing supply benefits and social and economic benefits of the proposal were outweighed by the significant adverse effects of locating a dwelling in an unsustainable location dependent on car use, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy HOU5Policy SP1
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 84Paragraph 124Paragraph 11

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