Planning appeal decision
Land to the South of Summerfield House, Barnsole Road, Staple, CT3 1LD
Planning appeal 3336080 at Land to the South of Summerfield House, Barnsole Road, Staple, CT3 1LD (Dover District Council) was dismissed on 28 October 2024 by Inspector Owen A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.
2 x 4 bedroom houses
- Authority
- Dover District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Owen A
- Postcode
- CT3 1LD
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- the effect on biodiversity
What decided it
The proposal would harm the character and appearance of the rural area and could not be demonstrated to secure net biodiversity gain, conflicting with the development plan with no other considerations to outweigh this.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- SP4NE1NE3
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision 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.
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