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Dismissed5 March 20253346971

Chaucer Farm, Herne Bay Road, Sturry, Kent, CT3 4NG

Planning appeal 3346971 at Chaucer Farm, Herne Bay Road, Sturry, Kent, CT3 4NG (Canterbury City Council) was dismissed on 5 March 2025 by Inspector Grierson E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the development.

Change of use of buildings and associated land from agricultural to general industrial

Authority
Canterbury City Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
employment-industrial · Change of use
Inspector
Grierson E
Postcode
CT3 4NG

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the development
  • the effect of the development on highway safety

What decided it

The appeal site is not a suitable location for general industrial use as it is in open countryside unsupported by policy, and the development would likely result in harm to highway safety due to unquantified vehicle movements and inadequate information on site management and pedestrian safety.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
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National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 88

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