®Planning appeal decision
Little Spinney, Annexe at School Lane, Bradbourne, TN25 5LQ
the change of use and alterations to existing garage/annex to form 2- bedroom dwelling
- Authority
- Ashford Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Sylvester G
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development would provide a suitable site for housing, having regard to the Council's spatial strategy and proximity to services and facilities, and the Framework
What decided it
The appeal site is isolated from settlements and future occupants would be heavily dependent on private cars to access services and facilities, conflicting with the development plan's spatial strategy and the Framework's policies on sustainable rural development.
Although the Council cannot demonstrate a 5-year housing land supply and the proposal would deliver small housing, economic and environmental benefits, the adverse impacts of creating an isolated home in the countryside conflicting with sustainable transport and rural vitality policies significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits when assessed against the Framework as a whole.
Framework references: 11, 83, 84
Plan policies cited: Policy SP1, Policy SP2, Policy HOU5, Policy HOU10
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.