®Planning appeal decision
Cocklewood Farm, Five Oak Lane, Staplehurst, Tonbridge, Kent, TN12 0HT
Demolition of an existing dwelling within an ancient replanted woodland and the erection of a new replacement dwelling elsewhere on Cocklewood farm
- Authority
- Maidstone Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Pattison B
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the rural character and appearance of the area, having particular regard to its scale, mass and siting
- whether there is an essential need for a replacement farm manager dwelling at the appeal site, having regard to the functional need of the farming enterprise
What decided it
The essential need for a rural worker to live on site to manage the livestock enterprise, combined with the acceptable siting of the replacement dwelling adjacent to existing residential development rather than in isolation in the countryside.
Framework references: 84
Plan policies cited: LPRSS1, LPRS9, LPRSP14(A), LPRQD4, LPRSP15, LPRTRA4, LPRHOU11, LPRCD3, LPRHOU1
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