Planning appeal decision
Dene Meadows Duckpit Road, Petham, Canterbury, Kent, CT4 5QE
Planning appeal 3350682 at Dene Meadows Duckpit Road, Petham, Canterbury, Kent, CT4 5QE (Canterbury City Council) was dismissed on 14 January 2025 by Inspector Naylor R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed agricultural building on the landscape and scenic beauty of the Kent Downs National Landscape and the designated Area of High Landscape Value (AHLV).
the erection of agricultural building
- Authority
- Canterbury City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- agricultural · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Naylor R
- Postcode
- CT4 5QE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed agricultural building on the landscape and scenic beauty of the Kent Downs National Landscape and the designated Area of High Landscape Value (AHLV)
What decided it
The scale and visual prominence of the proposed agricultural building would significantly diminish the special qualities of the Kent Downs National Landscape and conflict with development plan policies and NPPF paragraphs requiring great weight to be given to conserving landscape and scenic beauty in National Landscapes.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SP1Policy SP4Policy DBE3Policy LB1Policy LB2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 135Paragraph 189
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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