®Planning appeal decision
Little Odiam Poultry Farm, Lower Road, Stone, Kent TN30 7JH
demolition of 1no. former poultry building and part demolition and part conversion of 2no. remaining former poultry buildings to provide 2no. dwellings with access, parking, landscaping and associated works
- Authority
- Ashford Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Smith J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, with particular regard to whether it would conserve and enhance the natural beauty of the High Weald National Landscape
- whether the proposal would be a suitable location for housing, having regard to the Council's spatial strategy and the provisions of the National Planning Policy Framework
What decided it
The proposal's re-use of redundant agricultural buildings with enhancement of the immediate setting through removal of the largest structures and increased landscaping satisfied the Framework paragraph 84c exception for isolated homes in the countryside.
The benefits of re-using redundant buildings, enhancing the landscape through removal of large utilitarian structures and increased planting, and contributing to housing supply outweighed the limited car-reliance and isolated location, resulting in accordance with the development plan as a whole.
Framework references: 84, 11
Plan policies cited: Policy SP1, Policy SP6, Policy ENV3b, Policy HOU5
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.