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Dismissed14 November 20253369775

Newlands Farm, Charing Heath Road, Charing, Kent, TN27 0AL

Planning appeal 3369775 at Newlands Farm, Charing Heath Road, Charing, Kent, TN27 0AL (Ashford Borough Council) was dismissed on 14 November 2025 by Inspector Knight A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is in a suitable location for the proposed development having regard to local and national planning policies and access to services and facilities.

conversion of barn into a residential dwelling and demolition of garage, erection of chicken and bat house

Authority
Ashford Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Knight A
Postcode
TN27 0AL

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the site is in a suitable location for the proposed development having regard to local and national planning policies and access to services and facilities
  • The effect of the proposed dwelling on the character and appearance of the area
  • The effect of the proposed development on Stodmarsh Lakes

What decided it

The proposal fails to satisfy Policy HOU5 on two grounds—unsustainable location and a rebuild rather than re-use of the barn—and cannot demonstrate nutrient neutrality to protect Stodmarsh Lakes, making the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits.

The modest housing benefits and economic/social benefits from construction and occupation are significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the harm from the unsuitable location and the potential to harm the integrity of Stodmarsh Lakes

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SP1Policy HOU5Policy SP6Policy ENV3a
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 84Paragraph 164Paragraph 193
Judgments
Hibbitt v SSHCLG [2016] EWHC 2853 (Admin)

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.

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