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Dismissed31 October 20243341877

Orchard View, Eastling Road, Eastling, Kent, ME13 0AN

Planning appeal 3341877 at Orchard View, Eastling Road, Eastling, Kent, ME13 0AN (Swale Borough Council) was dismissed on 31 October 2024 by Inspector Goldberg V, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the countryside including whether it would conserve and enhance the landscape and scenic beauty within the Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).

Siting of 2 x mobile shepherds huts 2.7m wide x 5.0 m long on existing paddock and the installation of a septic tank and related works to be used as holiday lets. Planting of wild meadow on existing site

Authority
Swale Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
leisure-sport · Change of use
Inspector
Goldberg V
Postcode
ME13 0AN

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the countryside including whether it would conserve and enhance the landscape and scenic beauty within the Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB)
  • the provision of Grade II (best and most versatile) agricultural land

What decided it

The unacceptable harm to the character and appearance of the countryside and failure to conserve and enhance the landscape and scenic beauty within the AONB, combined with the loss of best and most versatile agricultural land, significantly outweighed the limited socio-economic benefits of the scheme.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy ST1Policy ST3Policy DM3Policy DM14Policy DM24Policy DM31
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 88Paragraph 89

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The authority’s record since 2016 · every decision in 2024

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