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Dismissed27 March 20253350542

4 Acres Farm, Elmsvale Road, Dover, Kent, CT15 7AW

Planning appeal 3350542 at 4 Acres Farm, Elmsvale Road, Dover, Kent, CT15 7AW (Dover District Council) was dismissed on 27 March 2025 by Inspector Wallace J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area with particular regard to whether the proposal conserves and enhances the natural beauty of the Kent Downs National Landscape.

stationing of 3 containers and erection of associated structures including eternal staircase and construction of hard surface for use as a stables, tack and store retrospective

Authority
Dover District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
agricultural · Other minor developments
Inspector
Wallace J
Postcode
CT15 7AW

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area with particular regard to whether the proposal conserves and enhances the natural beauty of the Kent Downs National Landscape

What decided it

The proposal introduces built development that does not conserve or enhance the natural beauty of the Kent Downs National Landscape, contrary to the statutory duty under the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 and development plan policies PM1 and NE2.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
PM1NE2
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 189

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