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Dismissed7 November 20253369797

The Lighthouse Inn, 111 Old Dover Road, Capel-Le-Ferne, Folkestone, CT18 7HT

Planning appeal 3369797 at The Lighthouse Inn, 111 Old Dover Road, Capel-Le-Ferne, Folkestone, CT18 7HT (Dover District Council) was dismissed on 7 November 2025 by Inspector Jolly J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the loss of tourist accommodation has been justified.

for a partial change of use and conversion to care home

Authority
Dover District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
community-institutional · Change of use
Inspector
Jolly J
Postcode
CT18 7HT

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the loss of tourist accommodation has been justified
  • the effect of the proposal on the Coastal Change Management Area
  • the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, including the setting of the Kent Downs National Landscape and Heritage Coast
  • the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the neighbouring occupiers

What decided it

The harm to character and appearance of the area and the setting of the Kent Downs National Landscape, combined with unacceptable overlooking impacts on neighbouring living conditions, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits of the care home provision.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy E4Policy CC7Policy PM1Policy NE2
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 184Paragraph 135Paragraph 139Paragraph 187

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