Planning appeal decision
1 Cemetery Cottages, Aerodrome Road, Hawkinge, Kent, CT18 7AG
Planning appeal 3367203 at 1 Cemetery Cottages, Aerodrome Road, Hawkinge, Kent, CT18 7AG (Folkestone and Hythe District Council) was dismissed on 7 October 2025 by Inspector Wood T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effects of the proposed rear dormer window on the dwelling and surrounding area, including the Kent Downs National Landscape.
a single storey rear extension, rear dormer, double garage with office above and associated parking and landscaping, solar panels to main property
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Wood T
- Postcode
- CT18 7AG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effects of the proposed rear dormer window on the dwelling and surrounding area, including the Kent Downs National Landscape
What decided it
The proposed rear dormer would appear heavy, cumbersome and top-heavy, representing poor design with an unacceptable effect on the character of the property and the Kent Downs National Landscape when viewed from publicly accessible areas.
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