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Notice varied and upheld29 January 20253336196

The Furrows Factory Farm Wouldham Road, Rochester, ME1 3TL

Planning appeal 3336196 at The Furrows Factory Farm Wouldham Road, Rochester, ME1 3TL (Medway Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 29 January 2025 by Inspector Higenbottam H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the development conserves and enhances the natural beauty of the Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) which is a National Landscape and the North Downs Special Landscape Area (SLA).

Without planning permission, the material change of use of the land for waste deposit, the installation of hardstanding, and engineering operations including land raising and reprofiling

Authority
Medway Council
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
minerals-waste · Change of use
Inspector
Higenbottam H
Postcode
ME1 3TL

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the development conserves and enhances the natural beauty of the Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) which is a National Landscape and the North Downs Special Landscape Area (SLA)

What decided it

The development fails to conserve or enhance the landscape and scenic beauty of the National Landscape (AONB) and is contrary to local plan policy, with the appellants' personal circumstances and future development intentions not outweighing the identified harms.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy BNE32Policy BNE25

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