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Dismissed14 January 20253347246

Oathill Barn, Aldington Road, Lympne, Kent , CT21 4LX

Planning appeal 3347246 at Oathill Barn, Aldington Road, Lympne, Kent , CT21 4LX (Folkestone and Hythe District Council) was dismissed on 14 January 2025 by Inspector De Freitas Terceiro P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would result in the loss of a rural employment site.

the change of use from commercial office to residential dwelling. With the dwelling to be occupied by the applicants as their main residence

Authority
Folkestone and Hythe District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
De Freitas Terceiro P
Postcode
CT21 4LX

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposal would result in the loss of a rural employment site

What decided it

The proposal failed to satisfy the criteria in Policies E2 and E7 of the development plan, which protect rural employment sites, as the appellant did not provide sufficient evidence of marketing efforts or site unviability.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy E2Policy E7

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