®Planning appeal decision
Tudor Cottage, Calleywell Lane, Aldington, Kent, TN25 7DU
the construction of new dwelling with access and proposed footway
- Authority
- Ashford Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- De Freitas Terceiro P
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be in a suitable location for housing, having regard to the development strategy for the area and access to services and facilities
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- the effect of the proposed development on trees and ecology
What decided it
The adverse impacts of unsustainable location, harm to character and appearance, and undemonstrated ecological harm significantly and demonstrably outweigh the housing benefits when assessed against Framework policies taken as a whole.
The adverse impacts of the proposal (unsustainable location, harm to character and appearance, undemonstrated ecological harm) significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits (housing supply contribution, renewable energy, construction and occupancy benefits) when assessed against the policies in the Framework taken as a whole, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development does not apply.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy HOU3a, Policy HOU5, Policy HOU10, Policy SP1, Policy SP6, Policy ENV3a, Policy ENV1
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.