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Allowed22 May 20243327445

Land South of Wittersham Road, Wittersham, Ashford, TN30 7PX

Planning appeal 3327445 at Land South of Wittersham Road, Wittersham, Ashford, TN30 7PX (Ashford Borough Council) was allowed on 22 May 2024 by Inspector Pearce J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, including the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).

the change of use and conversion of an existing redundant and disused agricultural barn into a residential dwelling with associated alterations, landscaping enhancements, parking provision, existing vehicular access road to be retained and upgraded where necessary, including the demolition of an existing stable block, timber lean-to style awnings and smaller out buildings as well as the removal of a mobile home and a cabin

Authority
Ashford Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Pearce J
Postcode
TN30 7PX

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, including the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB)
  • whether there are any material considerations which indicate that a decision should be made otherwise than in accordance with the development plan

What decided it

The presence of an extant planning permission for a substantially similar scheme with comparable visual effects on the AONB, which attracts very substantial weight as a fallback position, outweighs the identified harm to the AONB and the conflict with the development plan.

The harmful effect on the character and appearance of the High Weald AONB and conflict with the development plan were outweighed by the very substantial weight of the extant fallback permission for a substantially similar scheme, which would produce comparable visual effects on the landscape.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SP1Policy HOU5Policy ENV3bPolicy SP2
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 182Paragraph 11

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