®Planning appeal decision
The Grange Bungalow and land rear of, Appledore Road, , Kenardington, Kent, TN26 2LZ
demolition of 3 No. existing Chicken Sheds/ Barns, Partial Demolition of Bungalow and Erection of 6 No. Bungalows, with associated landscaping, hardstanding and parking”
- Authority
- Ashford Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Desai S
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development would be in a suitable location for housing, having regard to the Council's spatial strategy and the provisions of the Framework
- the effect of the proposal upon the character and appearance of the area
- whether the proposed development would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupiers, with particular regard to external amenity space
What decided it
The significant harm to rural character and appearance, combined with the unsuitability of the isolated location for housing under the spatial strategy, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the modest housing supply benefit when assessed against Framework policies as a whole.
The appeal proposal's adverse impacts, comprising significant harm to character and appearance and conflict with locational objectives for sustainable development, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits of housing supply contribution when assessed against the policies of the Framework taken as a whole, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.
Framework references: 11, 57
Plan policies cited: Policy SP1, Policy SP2, Policy HOU5, Policy HOU3a, Policy SP6, Policy ENV3a, Policy HOU15
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.