®Planning appeal decision
Land South of Court Lodge, Manns Hill, Bossingham, Kent, CT4 6EB
Planning appeal 3346914 at Land South of Court Lodge, Manns Hill, Bossingham, Kent, CT4 6EB (Canterbury City Council) was allowed on 11 March 2025 by Inspector Pattison B, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the local area bearing in mind the special attention that should be paid to the desirability of preserving the setting of the nearby Grade II listed building, Court Lodge, and the extent to which it would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Bossingham Conservation Area.
‘Two-storey detached dwelling’
- Authority
- Canterbury City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Pattison B
- Postcode
- CT4 6EB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the local area bearing in mind the special attention that should be paid to the desirability of preserving the setting of the nearby Grade II listed building, Court Lodge, and the extent to which it would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Bossingham Conservation Area
What decided it
The inadequate housing delivery demonstrated by the Housing Delivery Test 2023 (67% of requirement) engaged the presumption in favour of sustainable development, and the public benefits of housing supply, social and economic benefits, and biodiversity enhancements outweighed the less than substantial harm to the conservation area.
The less than substantial harm to the conservation area was outweighed by the public benefits of housing delivery in an area of inadequate housing supply, social and economic benefits during construction and occupation, and biodiversity benefits from wildflower and orchard planting, with the presumption in favour of sustainable development applying.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DBE3Policy HE1Policy HE6Policy HE8Policy HE4Policy LB1Policy LB2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 57Paragraph 73Paragraph 189Paragraph 212Paragraph 213Paragraph 215
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.
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