Planning appeal decision
99 Sandwich Road, Ash, Kent, CT3 2AH
Planning appeal 3336798 at 99 Sandwich Road, Ash, Kent, CT3 2AH (Dover District Council) was dismissed on 2 September 2024 by Inspector James A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.
3 no. 2 storey new dwelling houses and 1 no. new bungalow
- Authority
- Dover District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- James A
- Postcode
- CT3 2AH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The significant harm to the character and appearance of the area caused by the cramped form of development and loss of trees and soft landscaping outweighed the modest housing benefits when assessed against the Framework taken as a whole.
The modest housing benefits and contribution to housing supply were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the significant harm to the character and appearance of the area, so the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy PM1 of the Submission Draft Dover District Local PlanPolicy ANP6 of the Ash Parish Council Neighbourhood Development Plan 2018–2037
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 48Paragraph 11Paragraph 135
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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