®Planning appeal decision
Land to the South of East Street Farm, East Street, Ash, Kent, CT3 2DA
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
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
Framework references: 11, 48, 84, 124
Plan policies cited: Policy DM1, Policy DM11, Policy ANP1, Draft Policy SP4
Judgments cited: Braintree DC v SSCLG, Greyread Ltd & Granville Developments Ltd [2018] EWCA Civ 610
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