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Allowed4 August 20253362946

Home Farm, Ringwould Road, Ringwould, Deal, CT14 8FB

Planning appeal 3362946 at Home Farm, Ringwould Road, Ringwould, Deal, CT14 8FB (Dover District Council) was allowed on 4 August 2025 by Inspector Gee R, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal meets the requirements of local and national policy with regard to development in the countryside.

erection of 3no 3 bedroom terraced dwellings for agricultural workers

Authority
Dover District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Gee R
Postcode
CT14 8FB

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the proposal meets the requirements of local and national policy with regard to development in the countryside
  • the effect of the proposal on the Kent Downs National Landscape (KDNL)

What decided it

The Inspector's finding that there was an essential functional need for three skilled workers to live permanently at Home Farm to manage the intensive calving and dairy operation.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SP4Policy PM1Policy NE2Policy HE3Policy CC4
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 84

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