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Dismissed16 June 20253353906

Site of Keppledown, Canterbury Road, Lydden, Near Dover, Kent, CT15 7EP

Planning appeal 3353906 at Site of Keppledown, Canterbury Road, Lydden, Near Dover, Kent, CT15 7EP (Dover District Council) was dismissed on 16 June 2025 by Inspector Francis L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the site is a suitable location for the appeal proposal having regard to the Council's strategy for the location of development.

the erection of a detached chalet bungalow and associated landscaping

Authority
Dover District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Francis L
Postcode
CT15 7EP

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the site is a suitable location for the appeal proposal having regard to the Council's strategy for the location of development
  • the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
  • the effect of the proposal on the ecology and biodiversity of the site and its surroundings
  • the effect of the proposal on groundwater

What decided it

The location of the appeal scheme conflicts with the Council's strategy for locating windfall residential development within settlement boundaries and the failure to demonstrate compliance with policies requiring biodiversity net gain and groundwater protection.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SP1Policy SP4Policy PM1Policy NE1Policy NE5

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