®Planning appeal decision
Land South Of Dargate Road, Yorkletts , Kent , CT5 3AH
Planning appeal 3360576 at Land South Of Dargate Road, Yorkletts , Kent , CT5 3AH (Canterbury City Council) was dismissed on 6 August 2025 by Inspector Grierson E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed development would be in a suitable location for new housing with regard to the local development strategy and accessibility to services and facilities.
the erection of 1no self/custom-build dwelling with associated access, garage, parking and landscaping
- Authority
- Canterbury City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Grierson E
- Postcode
- CT5 3AH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development would be in a suitable location for new housing with regard to the local development strategy and accessibility to services and facilities
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area
What decided it
The substantial harm to character and appearance through loss of open green space in a rural setting, combined with the unsustainable location requiring reliance on private car use, outweighed the modest benefits of two dwellings and self-build provision in the context of a housing land supply shortfall.
The adverse impact of granting planning permission, comprising substantial harm to character and appearance and moderate conflict with spatial strategy policies, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits of housing delivery, self-build provision and economic benefits, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SP4Policy HD4Policy DBE3Policy LB4
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 73Paragraph 83Paragraph 84Paragraph 110
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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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.