®Planning appeal decision
Land off Front Road, Woodchurch, Kent, TN26 3SA
the erection of up to 40 dwellings (including affordable housing), structural planting and landscaping, informal public open space and children’s play area, surface water flood mitigation, vehicular access point and associated ancillary works
- Authority
- Ashford Borough Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Wood T
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The main issue in this appeal is the effects that the reserved matters have on the character of the site and the surrounding area.
What decided it
The Inspector concluded that the reserved matters would give rise to only limited and localised harm to character, consistent with the outline Inspector's findings, and that the detailed design elements reflected local character and materials, so no unacceptable harm arose.
The limited and localised harm to character and landscape arising from the reserved matters was outweighed by the scheme's benefits, consistent with the outline Inspector's earlier balance.
Plan policies cited: Policy P40
Judgments cited: Wheatcroft case; Holborn Studios Ltd case
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