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Dismissed6 January 20253340179

The Silvers, Selling Road, Chilham, Kent, CT4 8BH

Planning appeal 3340179 at The Silvers, Selling Road, Chilham, Kent, CT4 8BH (Ashford Borough Council) was dismissed on 6 January 2025 by Inspector De Freitas Terceiro P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed development would provide a suitable location for housing, with reference to the spatial strategy in the development plan.

the erection of a new dwelling

Authority
Ashford Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
De Freitas Terceiro P
Postcode
CT4 8BH

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the proposed development would provide a suitable location for housing, with reference to the spatial strategy in the development plan
  • the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, with reference to the Kent Downs National Landscape
  • the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of the occupants of The Silvers, The Greystones and Chapel House with regard to private outdoor space, privacy and outlook
  • whether adequate parking provision would be provided

What decided it

The proposal would be located outside the built-up confines of the settlement on curtilage land excluded from the definition, conflicting with the spatial strategy, and would cause unacceptable harm to character and appearance and neighbouring living conditions.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy HOU3aPolicy HOU5Policy SP1Policy SP2Policy HOU10Policy ENV3bPolicy SP6Policy HOU15Policy TRA3(a)

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