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Land to the South of East Street Farm, East Street, Ash, Kent, CT3 2DA
Planning appeal 3327770 at Land to the South of East Street Farm, East Street, Ash, Kent, CT3 2DA (Dover District Council) was dismissed on 9 May 2024 by Inspector Smith D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would be in a suitable location having regard to relevant local and national policies.
demolition of existing storage buildings and the erection of two detached dwellings with associated parking
- Authority
- Dover District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Smith D
- Postcode
- CT3 2DA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would be in a suitable location having regard to relevant local and national policies
What decided it
The site's location well outside the settlement boundary of Ash, not adjoining it as required by emerging policy, combined with the unsustainability of the location for car-dependent travel, means the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits when assessed against the Framework as a whole.
The modest benefits of adding to housing supply, removing a lawful commercial storage use, and environmental and economic gains from construction were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the adverse impacts of locating residential development outside the settlement boundary contrary to the development plan and emerging policy, and contrary to sustainable transport principles
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM1Policy DM11Policy ANP1Draft Policy SP4
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 48Paragraph 84Paragraph 124
- Judgments
- Braintree DC v SSCLG, Greyread Ltd & Granville Developments Ltd [2018] EWCA Civ 610
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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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.